Monthly Archives: April 2007

Tori Spelling and her son Liam

Celebrity Baby Blog has posted the interview with Tori Spelling talking about her son Liam’s birth. She was really frightened of her cesarean, which happened after a pitocin induction and when her labor stalled at 6 centimeters, plus some non-reassuring heart tones.

What struck me was how she said she was offended by internet rumors that she has scheduled a cesarean – she said she really wanted a natural birth. Perhaps someone needs to tell her about vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) now, during ICAN’s Cesarean Awareness Month. Continue reading

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BirthNetworks National

I have to tell you about an amazing group of women – they are the mothers of BirthNetwork National. They have done all of the hard for people who want to start a local chapter of grassroots action as it relates to birth and babies in their communities. With Chapters in five states, they are growing by leaps and bounds. Having looked at the 501(c)3 application with my local birth network (not affiliated with BirthNetwork National), I can tell you the thoughtfulness, hours of frustration and love that nurtured this project. Now their new website is live! Check it out and consider starting a chapter in your back yard or make a donation to help them spread the word that birth is not and illness. Continue reading

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Share Your Birth Story!

Lamaze International is looking for birth stories that talk about one or more of the six care practices. Please consider taking their survey of birth stories. Continue reading

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Anesthesiologists Change Okay Specific Labor Diet

After years of women pleading with hospitals to allow clear liquids in labor, the anesthesiologists have finally agreed that this is acceptable for most laboring women:

“Drinking clear liquids in limited quantities has been found to bring comfort to laboring patients and does not increase labor complications. Patients with uncomplicated labor may drink small amounts of clear liquid, while patients scheduled to undergo a nonemergency cesarean section may drink small amounts of clear liquids up to two hours before receiving anesthesia.”

This will be a relief to many of the women who will labor going forward, in hospitals around the US. The problem is now getting this information into the hands of the hospitals and getting their policies changed…

American Society of Anesthesiologists Press Release on Pain Management in Labor Guidelines

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Girl or Boy?

I was reading the Celebrity Baby Blog and they keep announcing which celebrity is having girls or boys. Though recently I’ve noticed that many celebs are waiting until birth to find out the sex of their baby. Did you want to know the sex of your baby in pregnancy? Continue reading

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