Birth Plan

How not to have a natural birth

October 19, 2009




Would you give birth here? In other words… Because Physicians at Aspen Women’s Center care only about doing things their own way and making as much money as possible from unnecessary birth interventions, even if it poses greater risks to the welfare and health  your baby, we will not participate in a “Birth Contract”, a [...]

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Want a Natural Birth in a Hospital Setting? 10 Questions to Ask

February 17, 2009




Due to a variety of very odd geopolitical realities and bureaucratic idiocies I chose to have my baby delivered by an obstetrician in a hospital. I knew going into it that my choice of birth setting and birth attendant meant that my chances of having a natural birth were significantly lowered. But I was committed [...]

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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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