“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. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘childbirth’
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 »
International Cesarean Awareness Network
Posted in Articles, Birth, c-section, cesarean, tagged c-section, cesarean, childbirth, Doula on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
International Cesarean Awareness Network Did you skip the section on Cesareans in your birth book and then wind up in recovery? Are you looking for more information on VBAC? Has your doctor recommended a cesarean? ICAN wants you to know that during your pregnancy, we want to be your resource!
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)
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 [...]
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