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Monthly Archives: October 2011
The Myths of Medically Managed Childbirth
http://ideas.time.com/2011/10/12/the-myths-of-natural-childbirth/ The campaign for medical management during delivery endangers mothers and children Many women enter into pregnancy before they have done research about their birthing options. Many enter into childbirth only having the information they have learned from TV, friends … Continue reading
Posted in Caesarean Section, General, Natural Childbirth, Western Birth Practices
Tagged Birth Trauma, Birthing, Birthing Mom, Childbirth, Childbirth Videos, Dr. Nancy, Dr. Nancy Salgueiro, Drugs in Labor, Empowered birth, Homebirth, Midwives, Natural Birthing, Natural Childbirth, Oragsmic birth, Pain of Labor, Painless Childbirth, Postpartum Depression, Traumatic Birth, Videos of Birth, Water Birth, Your Birth Coach
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Lessons from my birth
Watch more at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/your-birth-coach I wanted to share some of the things that could be learned from my birth video. Labor is an active process A woman in labor is not a passive vessel through which a baby emerges. Labor is … Continue reading
Posted in General, Home Birth Videos, Natural Birth Videos, Natural Childbirth, Unassited Birth Videos, Unmedicated Birth Videos, Videos of Birth, Water Birth, Water Birth Videos
Tagged Birthing, Birthing Mom, Birthing Videos, Breastfeeding, Childbirth, Children at Birth, Dr. Nancy, Dr. Nancy Salgueiro, Home Birth Videos, Homebirth, Midwives, Natural Childbirth, Painless Childbirth, Unassisted Birth, Unmedicated Birth Videos, Videos of Birth, Water Birth, Your Birth Coach
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When are you due?
The term due date creates a lot of misconceptions. It implies that you are due to have your baby by a specific date, but this is not the case. You are not “due” to have your baby by 40 weeks. … Continue reading
Happy 5th Birthday to My Daughter Leilani
I have heard many women recount birth stories that start off just like mine and end in “so I had to have a c-section”. The only difference between me and them is that I had the support, faith, knowledge, and … Continue reading
More Kind Words. Thank You.
One of the things I recommend laboring women visualize when in labor is all our mothers, grandmothers, and great grandmothers who have walked before us. All the women around the world and from the beginning of time who have successfully … Continue reading
Laboring Under an Illusion
A great film that explores what modern media has taught us about childbirth vs what the real thing is or has the potential to be. We need to break down the myths about childbirth that the media has taught us. … Continue reading
Posted in General, Natural Childbirth, Orgasmic Birth, Videos of Birth, Water Birth, Western Birth Practices
Tagged Birthing, Birthing Videos, Caesarean Section, Childbirth, Childbirth Videos, Dr. Nancy, Dr. Nancy Salgueiro, Drugs in Labor, Media and Birth, Natural Birth Videos, Pain of Labor, Videos of Birth, Water Birth, Your Birth Coach
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It Takes a Community…
…Thank You For Being My Community. “Childbirth is an experience in a woman’s life that holds the power to transform her forever. Passing through these powerful gates—in her own way—remembering all the generations of women who walk with her… She … Continue reading
Posted in General, Natural Childbirth
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