http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/magazine/ina-may-gaskin-and-the-battle-for-at-home-births.html Great article on legendary midwife Ina May Gaskin. (click to read)
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Ina May Gaskin in NY Times Magazine
Posted in Birth, childbirth, Homebirth, Labor, Midwives, Natural childbirth, tagged home birth, Labor, Midwife, natural birth on May 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Direct-Entry Midwives: Still Illegal in Illinois
Posted in childbirth, Homebirth, Labor, Midwives, Natural childbirth, Uncategorized on September 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After three “really traumatic” hospital births, Alyssa Ruben was determined to have her fourth child at home. She hired a midwife, and eight months later, Ms. Ruben delivered a healthy baby girl at her home in Geneva. “It was amazing,” she said. It also was illegal. (click to read NYT story)
Recommendations Relax on Liquid Intake during Labor…(about time!)
Posted in childbirth, Helpful Information, Labor on November 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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