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Archive for the 'Pregnancy' Category

The Rights of Childbearing Women

I recently came across a great resource for childbirth; the Childbirth Connection website. As I was writing an article on the evidence-based maternity care report that was issued in part by them, I looked at more areas of their website and was so excited by all that I found! There is a lot of great [...]

Evidence-Based Maternity Care Report Released

Earlier this month a new report came out showing a more natural approach to childbirth can optimize infant health. The report, “Evidence-Based Maternity Care: What It Is and What It Can Achieve”, is co-authored by Carol Sakala and Maureen P. Corry and issued collaboratively by Childbirth Connection, the Reforming States Group, and Milbank Memorial Fund.
The [...]

Movie Review: The Business of Being Born

Because I am so passionate about natural childbirth, especially after having a wonderful natural birth at a birth center with a midwife attending, I was really excited to watch the documentary movie The Business of Being Born, by Executive Producer Ricki Lake and Director Abby Epstein.
My husband and I recently watched the movie together [...]