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Category Archives: Western Birth Practices
Stand Up for Home Birth After Cesarean
The only person who can decide on the safest place to give birth is the mother. The safest place for her to birth is the place she is most relaxed and comfortable. This allows for physiological low risk birth, without … Continue reading
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Is Caring About Your Birth Experience Selfish?
YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! to what is said in this article. It says everything that should be said, so I don’t really have a comment, except that all women need to read this: http://www.improvingbirth.org/2013/05/selfish-women/ and that NO!!! NO!!! NO!!! it is … Continue reading
Study Finds Adverse Effects of Pitocin in Newborns
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists released this article today. http://www.acog.org/About_ACOG/News_Room/News_Releases/2013/Study_Finds_Adverse_Effects_of_Pitocin_in_Newborns#.UYkdLeDO_9s.facebook Here are my thoughts as I read the article (you will get a glimpse of inside my head, I seriously wrote this as I read line by line): … Continue reading
CHOICE: A Birth and Baby Film Festival
I am one of the co-organizers of the CHOICE: A Birth and Baby Film Festival. In 2012 we screened a 11 films, each followed by a community panel discussion. As a result of the great success of the film festival … Continue reading
Inform Yourself Before You Choose Circumcision
As a parent you need to be fully informed when making decisions for your child’s welfare. Please watch these whole videos.
Vaginal Birth Better for Breech
For the same reasons that vaginal birth is better for twins, vaginal birth is also better for breech babies. The default for all births should be the most conservative which is an undisturbed, physiologic, vaginal birth. Like all other medical … Continue reading
Debunking the Myths about C-section rates
Women are not typically choosing c-sections. Many who think they want one are often misinformed of the benefits of natural childbirth and the risks of surgery. They don’t want a c-section, the want to avoid the trauma of the typical … Continue reading
Normal Babies Would Indeed ‘Choose’ Labour
Myth: babies would choose prelabour caesarean section. Abstract “Interest in rising caesarean section (CS) rates focuses on the putative relative effects on maternal health and perinatal mortality, especially in ‘non-medical’, ‘request’ or ‘repeat’ planned prelabour CS (PLCS). Shortening pregnancy and … Continue reading
The Freedom for Birth Movement
2012 was supposed to be a year of change. Philosophers and scientists have said this year will bring about a change in consciousness and a paradigm shift. I believe the shift has started when it comes to childbirth. This is … Continue reading
