Having A Baby? Ten Questions to Ask
Have you decided how to have your baby? The choice is yours. Here are some things that can help you decide which type of birth would be best for you: First, you should learn as much as you can about all your choices. There are many different ways of caring for a mother and her baby during labor and birth. Birthing care that is better and healthier for mothers and babies is called...
Read MoreDoctors and Nurses Not Washing Hands Responsible for 80,000 Deaths Nationwide
I remember a few years ago reading an article about hospital acquired infections and the deaths associated with those. The story was about a woman who went in for hip surgery, and ended up dying a month later because she acquired an infection in the hospital. I remember being shocked at the major cause for problems: doctors and nurses were not washing their hands. Gross. I also remember when...
Read MoreChildhood Abuse and Childbirth
At the current statistics of 1 in 4 girls being abused in this country, chances are that you know someone who has been abused. How does this history of abuse affect pregnancy, labor and delivery? Here are some interesting articles that discuss this subject: Abuse Issues in Pregnancy and Labor Pregnancy, Birth, and Mothering Information for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse A Journey from...
Read MoreBabies Abducted From Hospitals
It sounds like an urban legend meant to scare people, but babies are abducted from hospitals–fortunately, most of them are returned back to their mothers, but I cannot imagine anything worse than the agony of just having a baby and having it kidnapped hours after birth. I don’t know how I could get through a trauma like that, and I don’t think any mother would ever want to...
Read MoreArticles and News
West Virginia Gazette story about a CNM who delivers babies at home and birth center, and talks about the Cesarean rate in West Virginia. The Kitsap Sun in Washington state explores the option of birth center birth as a happy medium between hospital and home birth. Controversies in Childbirth Conference is coming up in March in Austin, Texas. Great Falls explores the option of birth center...
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