Pregnancy & Birth

Something to dream of?

November 30, 2008




How does 12 weeks of maternity leave at full pay and up to a year at 60 percent pay sound? How about 98 percent of newborns being exclusively breastfed when they leave the hospital and 72 percent exclusively breastfed at 4 months of age? Consider an infant mortality rate of 5 per 1000 live births. [...]

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Birth Plan: Yes or No?

September 14, 2008




I take offense to being called pushy. So I already had my panties in a knot before I got passed the by-line on Katrina Onstad's article in Chatelaine about birth plans. Don't be so pushy Making a "birth plan" is about more than being prepared. It is about being in control. Here's why letting go [...]

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Book Review: Having a Baby, Naturally (by Peggy O'Mara)

August 14, 2008




I just got a bunch of my pregnancy and birth books back from a friend and thought I'd try to do a few reviews before they go out on loan again. Here is the first. Overview Having a Baby, Naturally by Peggy O'Mara, the editor and publisher of Mothering, walks mothers-to-be and families-to-be through issues that [...]

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Sphincter Law and Natural Childbirth

August 13, 2008




I just got my Mothering e-newsletter today and had to post a link to this interview with Ina May Gaskin about Easing Tension and Fear in Natural Childbirth by Understanding Sphincter Law. In particular, I loved this quote: Geiss: In your estimation, would understanding Sphincter Law improve the chances of easier vaginal deliveries even in [...]

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