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http://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2012/01/26/the-big-bad-epidural/ Good blog about when epidurals ARE a blessing to a laboring mom…(click to read)

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http://childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10174&ClickedLink=257&area=27 What is the best evidence about the benefits of continuous support during labor? The review found that, in comparison with women who had continuous support, women who labored without continuous supporthad longer labors and were less likely to have a “spontaneous” birth (with neither cesarean section nor vacuum extraction, nor forceps). Women without support [...]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/health/27birth.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=birth&st=cse The United Nations Population Fund and numerous aid organizations are distributing so-called safe birth kits in the developing world. The kits usually contain soap, a plastic sheet, a razor blade to cut the umbilical cord, tape, gloves, a towel to wrap the baby in and a pictorial instruction sheet. With these tools, almost anyone [...]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/14/health/research/14patterns.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail1=y Scientists have identified an unexpected factor that may play a significant role in the development of autism: prenatal vitamins. (click to read on NYTimes.com)

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http://www.babble.com/products/pregnancy-products/pregnancy-apps-iphone-top-25 Congratulations, you’re pregnant! Now what? Well, there’s an app for that. In addition to friends, family, and your doctor, your iPhone can be a great source of information. With everything from weekly updates on how your baby is developing to fun apps that pimp your ultrasound (yes, seriously!), here are the best pregnancy apps [...]

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“It really is worth the read–Ina May displays a really comprehensive understanding of the issues facing women of color when it comes to out-of-hospital birth care”…(click to read the link on the Radical Doula blog)

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The mother got the call in the middle of the night: her 3-day-old baby was going through opiate withdrawal in a hospital here and had to start taking methadone, a drug best known for treating heroin addiction, to ease his suffering. (click to read on NYTimes.com)

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“10 things I wish I knew before I had kids”…(click to read blog on Babble)

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For everyone who’s heard their babies are going to be “too big” to deliver…”a 13-pound baby has been born in a Massachusetts hospital, shocking nurses and doctors and charming family members with his chubby, chubby cheeks”. (click to read the story!)

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