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Skin-to-skin becomes hospital policy. . . (changing the world through the internet)
How can we share the benefits of skin-to-skin contact with new moms? This is a topic I feel very strongly about. It is very important, regardless of a woman’s birth preferences or other interventions. I have blogged about it and … Continue reading
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Tagged birth choices, birth place, cesarean, kangaroo care, newborn, skin to skin
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When is a c-section necessary?
When is a c-section necessary? With the c-section rate at a record high, there are a growing number of women questioning the necessity of these oft-performed procedures. Pregnant women develop trust with their care providers, who they rely on for … Continue reading
Saying the cesarean rate is too high is not (or shouldn’t be) a judgment of c-section moms
I’m just going to say it. The c-section rate is too high. As we’ve seen it steadily increase over the past 13 years, the number of complications related to surgical birth has increased right along with it. It’s difficult, though, … Continue reading
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Tagged c-section, cesarean, cesarean childbirth
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Birth Matters
I recently picked up a copy of the new book, Birth Matters: A Midwife’s Manifesta by Ina May Gaskin. Her practice was based on principles of prevention and wellness, as well as a focus on both the physical and emotional … Continue reading
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Tagged birth matters, cesarean, Ina May Gaskin, natural birth
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Risky Business . . . VBAC or ERCS?
Mothers who experience birth via c-section have longer recovery periods. In most cases, after 6 weeks or so, they can heal and move on with life. Unfortunately, for most, that isn’t the end of the impact on their lives. If … Continue reading
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Tagged birth risks, cesarean, uterine rupture, VBAC
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Send a Message to ACOG re: VBAC Access!
Here is another important guest post from Heather Johnson at www.nurturedmoms.com regarding a petition that is active through October 31. Please take a moment to consider this important issue and let your voice be heard. For a long time, birth activists … Continue reading
V.B.A.C. (vaginal birth after cesarean)
On May 26, 2010, B. H. traveled 106 miles while in labor to have her baby at a facility that permitted a vaginal birth after cesarean. At nine weeks pregnant, she was told by her doctor that she would “have … Continue reading
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Tagged ACOG, birth, c-section, cesarean, childbirth education, doula, labor, pregnancy, VBAC
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