Posted in Birth, Cesarean, ICAN, Pregnancy, VBAC, tagged australia, Birth, Cesarean, ICAN, Pregnancy, VBAC on January 13, 2008 | No Comments »
This is an interesting article from the Australian birth community. It discusses how the cesarean rate is too high and the problems that is causing for women and for the medical world there. I hope America figures this out sooner than later!
If you are a mom trying to GIP (gestate in peace) you don’t need [...]
Posted in Birth, Doula, tagged Birth, Doula, tips on December 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Having a birth doula can help you have a more enjoyable birth!
The Advantage of having a Doula.
Studies have shown the following benefits of having a doula present at birth:
45% reduction in c-section rates
25% shorter labor
60% reduction in epidural requests
50% reduction in pitocin use
31% reduction in analgesia use
34% reduction in forceps [...]
Posted in Birth, Birth Stories, Cesarean, Childbirth Education, Doula, ICAN, Natural Birth, Pregnancy, VBAC, tagged Birth, book review, childbirth, ICAN, Natural Birth, normal birth on December 17, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
by, Jennifer Block
Wow, what a book! When I read books from the library, I put little slips of paper on the pages I want to go back and look at. You should see my book; there is easily over 20 pieces of paper sticking out of [...]
Posted in Birth, Cesarean, ICAN, Pregnancy, VBAC, tagged annual birth data, Birth, breech, cdc, cesarean rate 2006, Ceserean, Pregnancy, vaginal birth after cesarean, VBAC on December 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Cesarean rates are at an all time high and no one in the medical community or women’s groups seem to care.
But there are women who DO care! I am one of them. In the next weeks I will be posting some articles I have been working on regarding worries and fears and how these can [...]
Posted in Birth, Birth Stories, Childbirth Education, Natural Birth, Pregnancy, tagged Birth, Pregnancy, childbirth educators, childbirth class, book review on November 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
How can you find the best care provider for your birth? Well, a lot of this depends on what kind of birth you want to have. How can you know what kind of birth you want to have?
1. Take an independent childbirth class. (outside of the hospital system) Here you will learn about all your [...]
Posted in Birth, Pregnancy, tagged Birth, countries, cultures, france, movie, Pregnancy on November 6, 2007 | No Comments »
I learned about this on Rixa’s Blog.
Le Premier Cri looks (site is in French) like a film where they go to different countries and cultures and film different births. It looks like it is GREAT! I can’t wait until it comes out on DVD.
Posted in Birth, Cesarean, Childbirth Education, Doula, tagged Birth, Cesarean, Childbirth Education, choices, Doula, support on November 2, 2007 | No Comments »
Written by Dale Bernucca, Childbirth Educator and Doula, with input from other childbirth educators at www.independentchildbirth.com.Childbirth Educators and Doulas have permission to share this article with their students/clients, as long as the author and website are cited.
Support: sup·port (s -pôrt , -p rt )
tr.v. sup·port·ed, sup·port·ing, sup·ports
To bear the weight of, especially from below; To [...]
Posted in Birth, Cesarean, ICAN, VBAC, tagged Birth, Cesarean, EFM, ICAN on October 30, 2007 | No Comments »
They are not used wisely. I thought of this when at the last birth I attended as a doula, the OB says, “You have fallen off the ‘curve’ of typical labor progression. ” Referring to the bell curve of the length of typical stages of birth, developed by Emanual Friedman. He is horrified on how that [...]
Posted in Birth, Cesarean, VBAC, tagged Birth, book review, books, Cesarean, education, VBAC on October 29, 2007 | No Comments »
Birth by Tina Cassidy
Who is the intended audience of this book? Care providers of pregnant women… if they actually take time to read it, the may learn something. Women of childbearing age or younger or anyone in their families…. DO NOT read this book
It is scary to read and starting with the first chapter, that [...]
Posted in Birth, tagged Birth, educate, empower, enjoy on October 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Is that really possible? Isn’t birth scary, hard, painful, horrible?
No, it doesn’t have to be. Birth can be beautiful, wonderful, enjoyable.
How? Educate yourself, empower yourself and choose wisely who, where and when you have your baby.
Check out www.enjoybirth.com for Hypnobabies and Hypno-doula Information and www.independentchildbirth.com for other independent childbirth class options and www.dona.org for birth [...]
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