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Who will witness your baby’s birth?
You’ve made a birth plan, you’ve packed your hospital bag (or set aside a stash of supplies for your home birth), but are you still a little fuzzy on who you’d like present at your baby’s birth? This...
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The Best Prep for a Non-Medicated Birth
Many women desire to give birth without pain medication, or at least with as few heavy medications as possible. How do you prepare yourself for that challenge? What makes the difference between a...
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The Business of Being Born
This weekend I watched Ricki Lake’s documentary, “The Business of Being Born”. I was absolutely blown away by the clarity and gentleness by which the film discussed what is so often a messy topic:...
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Doctor's push to Outlaw Home Birth
On monday the American Medical Association (AMA) resolved to introduce legislation outlawing home birth, and potentially making criminals of the mothers who choose home birth with the help of Certified...
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Home Birth for a Healthy Baby
Both of my children were born at home, with midwives attending. Why? Because I felt it was the best choice for my baby’s health and for my own well-being. I’m not alone. Check-out this interesting...
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Create Your Birth Plan, Earth Mamas!
If you’re having a hospital or birth center birth, you will have caregivers who have no idea about your desires and plans. A birth plan is WONDERFUL for communicating all the minutae. Minutae? What...
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Why & How to Find a Midwife or Doula
When you’re pregnant (if not before) you’ve got to investigate all of your options. Is your OB-GYN making you feel comfortable and capable? Finding time to answer all of your questions? Helping you...
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The Unmedicated Hospital Birth?
What is it like to give birth in an American hospital? Birth plans and doulas aside, how will you feel and how will things go when the time arrives? For pregnant mamas-to-be who are aiming for a...
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VBAC or Repeat Cesarean – What’s Best?
VBAC stands for “vaginal birth after cesarean”. “Once a cesarean, always a cesarean” was the motto until a tipping point was reached in the early 80′s. Women wanted VBAC and evidence was showing that...
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Is the Birth Plan a Joke?
Is the Birth Plan a joke? Certainly not to the women that create them, but what about to the nurses and doctors who provide your care? I love the idea of a birth plan - carefully considering your...
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