For Release: August 21, 2009 * Recommendations Relax on Liquid Intake during Labor * *Washington, DC* — Women in labor may be allowed to quench their thirst with more than just the standard allowance of ice chips, according to a new Committee Opinion released today from The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and [...]
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Recommendations Relax on Liquid Intake during Labor…(about time!)
Posted in childbirth, Helpful Information, Labor on November 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For some women, no place like home for childbirth…
Posted in Birth, childbirth, Homebirth, Natural childbirth, tagged childbirth, Homebirth on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Although the delivery of her first son, Nicholas, went as planned, Mara Vaughan began thinking a change of venue for her second child’s birth might be in order. In labor with Nicholas at a hospital, “I felt like I was so limited in how much I could move around, what positions I could be in. [...]
We really are fortunate to birth in the U.S.
Posted in Articles, Birth, childbirth, Labor, Pregnancy on September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Astonishing photojournalism from NYT photographer Marco Vernaschi… “Standing in the only operating room in the only medical hospital in all of Guinea-Bissau, Marco Vernaschi watched a nurse take an unsterile needle out of her pocket and, without anesthetic, suture a woman’s vagina after a difficult childbirth. The woman screamed. Mr. Vernaschi took a photograph. [...]
Clinic in Rural Peru Draws More Women by Following Local Childbirth Traditions
Posted in childbirth on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pregnancy: Clinic in Rural Peru Draws More Women by Following Local Childbirth Traditions…from the NYT 9-8-09
Reducing Infant Mortality-short film on Vimeo
Posted in Birth, childbirth, Natural childbirth, Pregnancy, tagged childbirth, Doula, Labor, Midwives, Pregnancy on August 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reducing Infant Mortality from Debby Takikawa on Vimeo. Watch this wonderful new short film, then forward it to everyone you know who cares about mothers, babies, and our health-care system; then sent it to your legislator along with letter (a sample is on the film website). This matters! We have the opportunity to MAKE CHANGE!
Midwifery’ s Renaissance
Posted in Birth, Birth Doula, childbirth, Midwives, Natural childbirth, tagged childbirth, Midwives, Pregnancy on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Midwifery’ s Renaissance Shared via AddThis Dismissed, disrespected, and hunted like witches, midwives are finally being recognized-but misunderstandings and myths endure…(great article from Utne Reader)
Take away the incentives for too many c-sections
Posted in c-section, cesarean, childbirth on June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Take away the incentives for too many c-sections “The state performs 11,000 unneeded caesarean births each year, in part because of insurance incentives. A measure passed by the last Legislature could help change the pattern.”
More C-sections, more problems
Posted in Birth, c-section, cesarean, childbirth, tagged cesarean, childbirth on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
More C-sections, more problems… As the expensive surgery’s popularity rises, so have premature births, maternal deaths and neonatal intensive care admissions. Serious medical intervention has diminishing returns, a doctor notes.
dare alla luce: Italian verb:(transitive) To give birth to.
Posted in Birth Doula, childbirth, Doula, Labor, Pregnancy, tagged Birth Doula, childbirth on March 27, 2009 |
In Italian, the literal translation of “to give birth”— “Dare alla luce”— is: “to give to the light”. A beautiful, mellifluous phrase to describe the beauty and wonder of childbirth. I’m Katharine Deeb and I’m a birth doula (CD)DONA. I am the mother of two teenaged boys, and I delivered both naturally, thanks to the help [...]
Posted in childbirth, Uncategorized, tagged birth quotes on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers ~ strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength.” – Barbara Katz Rothman, Birth Sociologist and Author
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