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Birth Wars & Restaurant Wars

Kathy wrote 4 months ago: Sheridan at the Enjoy Birth blog wrote a wonderful post, starting with: Imagine the year is 2035.  P … more →

Tags: Home Birth, homebirth, Baby, Birth, hospital birth, Pregnancy, Pregnant

Restaurant Wars and Birth Wars21 comments

enjoybirth wrote 4 months ago: Imagine the year is 2035.  People rarely cook at home anymore for a few different reasons.  They hav … more →

Tags: Birth, natural birth, Home Birth, hospital birth, ACOG, birth wars, pushed

Undue Burden and Access to Evidence-Based Maternity Care5 comments

kgjames wrote 5 months ago: I’ve been reading Jennifer Block’s Pushed and really enjoying what a journalist can brin … more →

Tags: Advocacy, Awareness, Cesarean, Childbirth, Empowerment, homebirth, legislation, Midwifery, Missoula

Andrew Kotaska & Jennifer Block at REACHE 20091 comment

bellinghamdoula wrote 11 months ago: This year’s REACHE (Regional Association of Childbirth Educators) is not to be missed. This ye … more →

Tags: Exciting Information, Mary Burgess, Life Song Perinatal Services, REACHE, childbirth educators, Andrew Kotaska, Bellingham Doula, REACHE conference 2009, pushed

less is more when it comes to maternity care5 comments

Emily wrote 11 months ago: I recently found this article from the L.A. Times.  The author of the article, Jennifer Block, previ … more →

Tags: Childbirth, Alternative Medicine, Pregnancy, Politics, babies, pushed, maternity care, The Business of Being Born, Health Care

Not just money1 comment

Kathy wrote 1 year ago: A recent article by Jennifer Block, author of the book Pushed which takes a close look at C-sections … more →

Tags: birth choices, Baby, Pregnant, Pregnancy, C-section, health, Maternal Mortality, Midwives, midwife

Birth, as a Rule, is Not a Medical Emergency

Alexis wrote 1 year ago: It’s refreshing to see an article in support of midwives being given such a prominent spot in … more →

Tags: In Support of Moms, Midwives, hospital birth, Birth, Home Birth

International Cesarean Awareness Month3 comments

Kathy wrote 1 year ago: April is International Cesarean Awareness Month. Please check out my C-section posts by clicking on … more →

Tags: C-section, Safe Motherhood, Home Birth, Cesarean, breech, World Health Organization, caesarean, VBAC, Vaginal

Pushed, by Jennifer Block1 comment

mammafingerholz wrote 1 year ago: So, I read Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care… It was a pret … more →

Tags: pushed, Reading, Midwifery, Birth, Home Birth, Rant

If you live in the Chicago area...

birthfriend wrote 1 year ago: The Big Push for Midwives Campaign 2008 – Legislation, NOT Prosecution CONTACT: Steff Hedenkamp, (81 … more →

Tags: Midwifery, The Business of Being Born, Ricki Lake, Midwivery, push for midwives campaign, Chicago, Birth Activism, pushed, Ina May Gaskin

Want a good book to read?

enjoybirth wrote 2 years ago: Pushed:  The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care by Jennifer Block is a fascina … more →

Tags: Birth, Childbirth, Book Reviews, pushed, doulas, ICAN,

Excellent Article on Disturbing C-section Trend3 comments

amamasblog wrote 2 years ago: This post has moved, and can now be found by clicking HERE (you may have to click on the link in the … more →

Tags: pregnancy & birth, Current Events, Books & Reading, LA Times, C-section, Cesarean section, VBAC, vaginal birth after cesarean, Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth


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