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The Big Bad Epidural (and when they are a blessing…)

dareallaluce — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:25:17 +0000

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)

Business of Being Born article

dareallaluce — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:04:33 +0000

Business of Being Born article by Ricki Lake…click to read…

Baby Mommas, Double Unders, Bladder Control, and a Little Bit of Pee?

dareallaluce — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:04:26 +0000

http://www.mobilitywod.com/2012/01/episode-357365-baby-mommas-double-unders-bladder-control-and-a-little-bit-of-pee.html

Click to watch this great video on rebuilding the pelvic floor.

The Truth About Epidurals

dareallaluce — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:38:13 +0000

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2012/01/the_truth_about_epidurals.html

Great article on epidurals. Click to read…

Things Not To Say to a Woman Who’s Had a Miscarriage

dareallaluce — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:53:44 +0000

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charlotte-hilton-andersen/michelle-duggar-miscarriage-_b_1138344.html?ref=parents&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000008

What is the best evidence about the benefits of continuous support during labor?

dareallaluce — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:29:56 +0000

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 were more likely to:

have an epidural or other “regional” analgesia to manage pain
use any type of pain medication (including narcotics)
give birth by cesarean section
give birth with vacuum extraction or forceps
give birth to a baby with a low Apgar score rating of well being 5 minutes after birth
be dissatisfied with or negatively rate their childbirth experience (Hodnett and colleagues 2011).

(click to read article)

Hero Midwives Saving Moms And Babies In World’s Poorest Countries

dareallaluce — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:22:39 +0000

Durban, South Africa- Many Americans think of midwifery as being a movement from centuries past: old stodgy women going to log cabins and delivering babies. But for millions of women around the world today, a midwife is the only contact she and her new baby may have with any kind of professional care. Simply put, a midwife can mean the difference between whether an expectant mother and her newborn child live – or die. (click to read on ABC.com)

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The Call

dareallaluce — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:43:37 +0000

“The path to birth work is never a straight one. Sometimes, a doula is born in one moment; perhaps in the moment her own child is born or in a moment of witnessing another woman cross the threshold of motherhood.” (click to read this beautiful blog on doula-ing @ thisholywork.com)

http://thisholywork.com/2011/10/13/the-call/

Safe Birth Kits to Reduce Infant Mortality

dareallaluce — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:22:55 +0000

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 can deliver a baby safely…(click to read on NYTimes.com)

Is Pregnancy Making You Too Hip?…

dareallaluce — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:50:01 +0000

Is Pregnancy Making You Too Hip? Hear YTU Instructor Tiffany Chambers-Goldberg tell her journey into pregnancy…(click to read on yogatuneup.com)

http://www.yogatuneup.com/blog/2011/08/31/is-pregnancy-making-you-too-hip/