: ' midwifery'
ReBirth – Volume 8
It's been a while since I shared a reprint of ReBirth and I admit part of that has been that it's something I couldn't look at for a while after losing my mother. I have [...]
Re:Birth Volume 7
This issue of Re:Birth has articles on the Midwifery Task Force in Ontario in the early 1980s, squatting in labour, episiotomies, rules at the time about fathers being present for c-sections, VBAC support, and birth on [...]
Re:Birth Volume 6
“We’re not as skilled in vaginal deliveries as before, and patients won’t put up with damage.” - One doctor on why c-section rates were rising in 1985 [...]
Re:Birth Volume 4
The fourth installment of Re:Birth Newspaper! [...]
Re:Birth Volume 3
The article that stood out was the summary of research on homebirth, one of the first articles of the paper, but I’ve already written on that and sadly the articles seem a little too similar to [...]
Re:Birth Volume 2
In this second issue of Re:Birth, there are articles on the Ultrasound (which was quite new at the time), mothering the mother, VBACs (yes, they were talking about them 20 years ago) and C-sections, support during [...]
Choices in Childbirth: ReBirth Newspaper
Starting today I will start sharing some pdfs of an old newspaper that was written and distributed in the 1980s in Ontario, Canada – Re: Birth. It was created by a group called Choices in [...]
Where did all the communities go?
By Tracy G. Cassels I grew up in what I have since learned is a rather remarkable and unique situation. I was born in downtown Toronto in my house by a midwife in the late 70s. [...]
Celebrity Mom: Mayim Bialik
By Tracy G. Cassels When you first think of Mayim Bialik, a young chipper Blossom probably comes to mind. Or if you’re on the younger end, you probably think of Amy Farrah Fowler (my personal favourite [...]
Canadian Election: Removing Harper a Family-Friendly Thing To Do
By Tracy G. Cassels Many Americans will be unaware that Canadians are set to go to the polls on May 2nd for a federal election after the current minority government was defeated in the House on [...]
One Year Later
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One Year Later
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One Year Later
I really hear you on so many points, in so many places. Thank you for
Interview with Darcia Narvaez
Thank you, thank you! What a wonderful interview. I subscribed to your
Playing at the Park
Thank you! And yes, I'll fix that when I have a chance :) Oops!!