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MyBestBirth Admin Five Alternatives to C-Section: In the News


http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/alternative-birthing-methods/story?id=10053794

Here are five popular natural ways to having a baby. You should, of course, ask your doctor if you are considering any of these natural methods.
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Added by MyBestBirth Admin on March 10, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Kelly Martin NY Times article: Lessons at Indian Hospitals About Births

Article features a rural hospital run by the Navajo Nation in Tubal City, AZ with lower cesarean rates, higher VBAC rates, and better outcomes.

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Added by Kelly Martin on March 10, 2010 at 8:37pm — No Comments

Cherylyn Home Birth is better than it was 100 years ago

After I had a wonderful home birth experience I was talking with my mom about it. She told me that my grandmother had been really worried that I was planning a home birth, and she was very relieved that all had gone well. I was stunned by this, and felt sad that my grandma had been stressed out about my decision.

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Added by Cherylyn on March 10, 2010 at 3:54pm — No Comments

MotherWit Doula Care Examining a Doula's Scope of Practice

There are some doulas out there who are trained in, experienced with, and legally allowed to use some clinical skills in some parts of the world. A doula who is able to do vaginal exams and take fetal heart tones for monitoring the baby's

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Added by MotherWit Doula Care on March 10, 2010 at 6:16am — No Comments

Kelly Martin Midwifery Today: Current Issue Focuses on Homebirth

http://www.midwiferytoday.com/magazine/Issue93.asp

I am excited to say that my birth story (Late in the Game: How I Found a Midwife and Took Charge of My Birth Story) is now published in the current issue of the quarterly journal, Midwifery Today. This issue focuses on homebirth and there are some wonderful birth stories in this issue. You can order the current issue on the website.… Continue

Added by Kelly Martin on March 9, 2010 at 9:46pm — No Comments

virginia oosthuizen (Ginny) doula babies for 2010

It is exciting that this year is bringing me second time doula mums. I have two new doula babies to be born this year and I am still involved with the first two babes.

I have 5 doula babies booked so far and it is definitely getting busier and bettter known in South Africa.

Wishing you new mums a fantastic year ahead with all your babies.

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Added by virginia oosthuizen (Ginny) on March 8, 2010 at 11:04pm — No Comments

Lori Bregman TUNING INTO YOUR NEEDS

TUNING INTO YOUR NEEDS – Whether you are a full time parent or the head of a company the stress of either can zap your energy. It’s hard to give, be patient and present when your batteries are totally depleted. When you are on an airplane the first thing they tell you is, “ incase of an emergency to make sure to put your mask on first before assisting your children”. This is a great metaphor for parenting yourself because how can you possibly be there and give to another when you are completely… Continue

Added by Lori Bregman on March 8, 2010 at 8:17pm — No Comments

mamaseoul Eva’s Birth Story: When Half Way Around the World is Not Far Enough

We just celebrated my daughter's first birthday this weekend, so in honor, I would like to share the story of her birth.

The Background
I was living in Korea when I got pr
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Added by mamaseoul on March 8, 2010 at 6:06am — No Comments

MotherWit Doula Care A Path to Good Doula/Midwife/Medical Professional Relationships

On the heels of my last blog "Doulas Behaving Badly", having acknowledged that we doulas understand why midwives and medical practitioners (OB/GYNs, family doctors, and nurses) are often wary of embracing us as valuable members of the birth support team, I would like to now put forth a few points to help you understand doulas a little better in the hope of bettering our relationship.

My intent as a doula is to help a woman understand her birthing options in a hospital given the policie

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Added by MotherWit Doula Care on March 6, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Kaitlin Rose New Home Birth Stories!

With all the re-design work being done on Bring Birth Home, I haven't been able to publish a home birth story in quite some time.

Meanwhile, the stories have continued to fill up my inbox. I have had to be patient.

Until now! Ha-ha!

I can finally start posting these beautiful, inspiring, challenging, ah-mazing birth stories!

Posted one first thing this morning, as a matter of fact. And
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Added by Kaitlin Rose on March 6, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Kaitlin Rose Talking Birth - The Power of Information

Forty years ago, women shut-up and listened to their doctors.

And almost forty years before that, the percentage of home births in the United States was almost 40%. My grandmother and her three sisters were all born at home. It was the norm.

By the time my grandmother gave birth to her children, she was compl… Continue

Added by Kaitlin Rose on March 6, 2010 at 2:00am — 1 Comment

Patrice Nichole Byers INFORMED CONSENT: The Myths Vs. Reality

From my blog @ www.mamachildbirtheducator.blogspot.com

When discussing maternity health care practices there is one phrase that will inevitably be mentioned and that is informed consent. The belief is that women should have informed consent before any procedure, intervention, or alternative action is taken by the provider before, during, or after labor and birth. This su… Continue

Added by Patrice Nichole Byers on March 5, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

MotherWit Doula Care A Psychology of (some) Birth Workers

A Psychology of (some) Birth Workers

The more birth workers I have met over the years, the more I realize that many of the women drawn to working with birth are some serious bad asses. I mean that with awe and respect
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Added by MotherWit Doula Care on March 5, 2010 at 11:32am — No Comments

MyBestBirth Admin CDC Report: Demand for Out-of-Hospital Midwife Births Sharply Increases

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Added by MyBestBirth Admin on March 4, 2010 at 7:30pm — 2 Comments

Jessica Bachhuber NPR Home Birth Article

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Added by Jessica Bachhuber on March 4, 2010 at 4:31pm — No Comments

MotherWit Doula Care Doulas Behaving Badly

My daughter Kayleigh came home a couple of days ago from her gym intensive class with some interesting information. She had been distance walking with a girl in her class who is a nursing student. It turns out she works in the Labour and Delivery unit at a hospital I practically live at. When my daughter told me her name, I was familiar with it. A nice girl, who always greets me with gr
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Added by MotherWit Doula Care on March 4, 2010 at 2:04pm — 1 Comment

Kaitlin Rose National Rate of Home Births Show Slight Increase

Finally, after a 15 year decline, the rate of home birth in the United States has increased.

"In 2004, out-of-hospital births represented 0.87% of total U.S. births, rising to 0.9% in 2005 and staying at that level in 2006. That year, 38,568 births occurred out of a hospital, including 24,970 at home and 10,781 in a free-standing birth center."

Marian MacDorman, a demographer with the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the C
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Added by Kaitlin Rose on March 3, 2010 at 5:11pm — 3 Comments

Susan B. Baby born healthy after hospital advised abortion

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Added by Susan B. on March 3, 2010 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Kaitlin Rose Why Birth Experience Matters - Because it Matters, Big Time

Why Birth Experience Matters | Introduction

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Added by Kaitlin Rose on March 3, 2010 at 12:30am — 2 Comments

Joni Cox URGENT ACTION! Vote NO for GMO Alfalfa by MARCH 3RD!!

The USDA is only taking our votes and comments until tomorrow! If you care about non-GMO foods and our rights to them, please take a minute and go to these websites so your voices can be heard.

See below:

Have you voted against GMO for alfalfa?

Here's an email got from the Director of a new movie, FRESH. Go here
for the trailer: http://www.freshthemovie.com/

If you

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Added by Joni Cox on March 2, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

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