https://parenting.nytimes.com/pregnancy/domino-kirke-doula Doula Domino Kirke on why your birth providers are so important, and how to choose them wisely. (Blog posted in its entirety from NYT Parenting.) As far as I was concerned my midwife was going to have my baby for me. She was God’s gift to birthing. She had so much confidence, and trusted …
I had a home birth and I’m not stupid. Or brave.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2015/04/07/i-had-a-home-birth-and-im-not-stupid-or-brave/ One Friday morning five years ago, I peed on a stick and a pink plus sign appeared. I didn’t know anything about babies, pregnancy or giving birth, but finding a respectable doctor and a good hospital seemed the most appropriate course of action. If someone had ever suggested having a home birth to …
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Subjective childbirth experiences determine trauma risk
http://sciencenordic.com/subjective-childbirth-experiences-determine-trauma-risk A woman’s subjective experience of giving birth has more impact on her mental condition afterwards than any real complications occurring in the delivery room. (click link above to read this interesting study)
