: ' mother'

Kids in Cars

Today I shared the story of a NZ mom who left her sleeping infant in the car while she did some grocery shopping. Now, part of what interested me about this story is that we have [...]

Reflections On “One of Those Years”.

With the close of 2012 coming, I’ve been hearing people say that 2012 was “one of those years”. Something we say about a year when it hasn’t been what we’d hoped, and thus something I [...]

To Lose A Mother

This was officially the weirdest welcome I’d ever had coming back to Toronto. And then my dad opened his mouth, and for everything, I wish I could go back and make that never happen. [...]

Guest Post: Does It Really Matter? (A Poem)

Trisha Lawrie has kindly shared three incredibly powerful poems regarding birth and I am thrilled to share them. I feel they speak to so much that we speak of on EP and give voice to [...]

Ask EP: Mother-Infant Responses

Q: Any articles you can recommend on maternal nervous system response? When my little guy cries I feel like I can't hear anything else and like my skin is on fire until I get to [...]

Birth Story: Lindsey from South Yorkshire, England

Here's our second guest birth story. I am honestly so excited to be sharing these with everyone - they're all truly remarkable! [...]

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 [...]

Tragic Accident or Murder?

What do you do when a mother acts in such a way as to kill her child in utero? Is it a tragic accident? Negligence? Or murder? [...]

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 [...]