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talkbirth wrote 1 day ago: I am a writer by nature and I have many things I’d still like to share, say, and explore about … more →

Lavender & Letting Go (Warning: Miscarriage/Baby Loss)11 comments

talkbirth wrote 1 week ago: My life has taken a sad and unexpected turn. I was 14 weeks pregnant with my third baby and we found … more →

Tags: Birth, Birth Experiences, giving birth, natural birth, Home Birth, Miscarriage

And Even More Birth Quotes

talkbirth wrote 3 weeks ago: Continuing my semi-regular addition of birth quotes I’ve used on the Talk Birth Facebook page … more →

Tags: Birth, birth education, Mothers, natural birth, Quotes, Birth Quotes, childbirth education, giving birth

Moving During Labor

talkbirth wrote 3 weeks ago: The second Healthy Birth Blog carnival is up on Lamaze’s Science & Sensibility blog. It is … more →

Tags: active birth, Birth, Birth Experiences, giving birth, natural birth, normal birth

The most important event shaping my life as a mother?4 comments

talkbirth wrote 1 month ago: Recently, this quote from a Midwifery Today blog post came to my attention: “your birth is the … more →

Tags: Birth, Birth Experiences, giving birth, Mothers, natural birth

Birth Talk3 comments

talkbirth wrote 1 month ago: As I have referenced several times before I have a special interest in the language of birth. That i … more →

Tags: Birth, birth education, Birth Experiences, Mothers, birth talk, Childbirth, childbirth education, giving birth, language of birth

Birth as a Rite of Passage & 'Digging Deeper'2 comments

talkbirth wrote 1 month ago: I’ve posted about the idea of birth as a rite of passage before and want to share some additio … more →

Tags: active birth, Birth, birth classes, birth education, Birth Experiences, giving birth, natural birth, Quotes, birth skills

Let labor begin on its own...

talkbirth wrote 1 month ago: One of my blog posts that gets the most hits and is a consistently searched for topic is one that I … more →

Tags: active birth, Birth, birth education, giving birth, maternity care, Mothers, natural birth, normal birth, Childbirth

More Birth Quotes

talkbirth wrote 1 month ago: Reposting some of the quotes I’ve recently shared via my Facebook page…I’m surpris … more →

Tags: Birth, giving birth, natural birth, Quotes, Birth Quotes, birth power

Humanized Birth

talkbirth wrote 1 month ago: I recently wrote a post for the Citizens for Midwifery blog about birth practices in the Ukraine whi … more →

Tags: Birth, maternity care, evidence based care, birth culture

Quick Births7 comments

talkbirth wrote 2 months ago: I recently finished reading the book Permission to Mother by Denise Punger (you can read my full rev … more →

Tags: active birth, Birth, Birth Experiences, giving birth, Mothers, natural birth, birth experinences, fast labor, Postpartum

What to Expect When You Go to the Hospital for a Natural Childbirth8 comments

talkbirth wrote 2 months ago: I’ve been debating about whether to share this post or not. I’m concerned that it may co … more →

Tags: Birth, birth classes, maternity care, active birth, normal birth, evidence based care, birth education, Birth Experiences, natural birth

Beautiful Homebirth Slideshow

talkbirth wrote 2 months ago: Today I was sent a link to a lovely homebirth slideshow (scroll down through the photos and story to … more →

Tags: Birth, giving birth, Birth Experiences, natural birth, Neat Stuff, Childbirth, homebirth

Awakening Your Birth Power5 comments

talkbirth wrote 2 months ago: “If you have heard enough birth ‘war stories,’ advice, and medical information … more →

Tags: Birth, giving birth, Birth Experiences, natural birth, Pregnancy, natural childbirth, childbirth education, birth education, Childbirth

Word Associations5 comments

talkbirth wrote 3 months ago: If you could choose only one word to describe the type of birth experience you want, what would it b … more →

Tags: Birth, birth education, giving birth, Birth Experiences, Childbirth

Cut here?? What not to say to pregnant or laboring women...8 comments

talkbirth wrote 3 months ago: The Rebirth blog is having a “blog carnival” with “what what not to say to a pregn … more →

Tags: Birth Experiences, giving birth, Birth, birth language, Childbirth, language of birth, talk birth

Birth Quotes3 comments

talkbirth wrote 3 months ago: I’ve been periodically posting various birth quotes to my Talk Birth Facebook page. Then, I re … more →

Tags: Birth, giving birth, Birth Experiences, Quotes, Childbirth, Birth Quotes, birth power

Birth & Courage1 comment

talkbirth wrote 4 months ago: I wrote previously about when birth doesn’t go as planned and shared my perspective that a ces … more →

Tags: Birth, Birth Experiences, Quotes, giving birth, Childbirth, Motherhood, rites of passage

Birthing Poem

talkbirth wrote 4 months ago: the woman speaks of birthing After Langston Hughes’s The Negro Speaks of Rivers I’ve kno … more →

Tags: Birth, giving birth, natural birth, Neat Stuff, Quotes, Birthing, mother blessing, blessingway, birth poem


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