birth

Up All Night: The Birth (Yikes!)

October 20, 2011




I found the past couple of weeks of Up All Night to not be good enough or bad enough to write about. There were some funny parts and some parts that made me roll my eyes, but nothing that drove me to my keyboard. But this week’s topic was birth and I have had a [...]

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Preparing an older sibling for a new birth

March 23, 2011




One of my favourite natural parenting bloggers is Lauren from Hobo Mama. I’ve been following her tweets and posts about her pregnancy with Baby #2 and know she has been doing a lot of thinking and researching. When I was planning my March guest bloggers, having Lauren post about her preparations for bringing a second [...]

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Are we using our brains when it comes to epidurals?

February 26, 2010




A 2009 study called Social disparity and the use of intrapartum epidural analgesia in a publicly funded health care system by Ning Liu MB, MSc et al concluded that in Canada “the use of labor epidural analgesia is decreased with decreasing neighborhood economic and education levels.” Or, in plain language: rich highly educated women are [...]

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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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Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey: My Answers & Your Answers

March 26, 2009




Yesterday, I posted about the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey and asked you to answer a few questions about your birth experience, either on your blog, in the comments or by e-mailing me. Today I am updating with my answers and the links to some of your answers (if you haven’t answered yet, please do still [...]

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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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