Pregnancy & Birth
Birth Story: Kristy and Baby Rainy
The second birth story from mom Kristy in Kansas. For anyone who wonders if you can do it differently the second time around, read this second beautiful home birth story from Kristy! [...]
Birth Story: Kristy and Baby Astra
The first of two birth stories from Kristy in Kansas. Let it be an example of the importance of good support for mom and baby! [...]
Fighting For Homebirth (Again)
I've done it once, and it's time to do it again: Taking apart shitty research trying to claim home birth is inherently dangerous. [...]
Birth Story: Allison
Birth stories are awesome. Twin birth stories? Yeah, I just lost myself in excie [...]
Birth Story: Amie from Kansas
"I was in labor for three days (Thursday around noon until Sunday around noon) from the time I started having regular contractions about half an hour apart to the time our son was born. My contractions [...]
The Media and Birth: Influences and Consequences
Obviously I don’t think the media is a sole cause or sole cure for the issues surrounding birth. But I do believe it has a role to play. [...]
The Media and Birth: How the Media Views Birth
Over two posts, I want to look at (1) how the media views birth and then (2) the implications of this view for birthing women. [...]
Something to Prove
Natural birthers have something to prove? It's an attitude that is pervasive in our society, but is it fair? What makes people think that natural birth somehow requires some extra push to try? [...]
Do C-Sections Impair Maternal Responsiveness?
. Herein I’d like to talk about a piece from 2008 that looked at elective c-sections and later maternal responsiveness. Not because I want to cause a stink for those who had a c-section, [...]
Unassisted Birth: Is This How We Were Meant to Birth or Is it Just Plain Crazy?
The primary argument in favour of unassisted birth is that we humans are also animals who instinctually know what to do to give birth and need no assistance from others in doing so. But for [...]
I’m Sorry, We Failed: A Follow Up
Thank you so much! I always appreciate when people understand what I'
I’m Sorry, We Failed: A Follow Up
Tracey, Your commen : "That we are systematically trying to ignore an
I'm Sorry, We Failed
Tracey, I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!! It is exactly how i feel whenever i
Press Release Re: Carpenter et al. Bedsharing Study
That's the best compliment I've gotten in a very long time :)
Press Release Re: Carpenter et al. Bedsharing Study
ahh ok I'll try to find them in a bit. Tell him the EEA mama in a mobi