Monthly Archives: November 2009

Quote of the Day: Make Yourself Look Important and Busy

“A doctor must do something. He cannot remain a spectator merely, where there are many witnesses, and where interest in what is going on is too deep to allow of his inaction.” Walter Channing, 1848 Harvard Medical School professor of … Continue reading

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Birth Poetry

I felt your voice come to me in my dreams, as I swam in ideas of your labour day to come, It came through in waves, but not in sounds, but feeling. Every night?I traveled through your fears and expectations, … Continue reading

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How to Meditate with a Baby…

Lie down in a comfortable place. Latch baby on. Feel your bodies relax and become Suffused with peace. Rest your nose in his hair. Inhale. Molly Remer This is a part of the birth poetry contest.

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A Healthy Baby – Birth Poetry Contest

All she wanted was to birth a healthy baby She was excited about the months ahead She knew her baby was a blessing She wanted what was best She changed her diet and started exercising She wanted to birth a … Continue reading

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Second Untitled Birth Poetry Submission

— uncurling like a newborn’s fist reaching out to receive the first touch of her mother I feel my heart release the stone of grief and rise on an updraft of joy so great it turns silence to sound I … Continue reading

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Violence in Maternity Care

The non-profit organization Solace for Mothers: Healing After Traumatic Childbirth is asking anyone who has experienced or has witnessed violent maternity care, to write a letter to Lynn Rosenthal, the presidential advisor on violence against women, and First Lady Michelle … Continue reading

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Untitled Birth Poem

— Take you away? Never. Holding you, bare skinned, while you licked your lips, I would break eye contact with you only long enough to laugh defiantly at anyone who would tell me a needle would serve you better than … Continue reading

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The day you were born

The day you were born I heard your first gasp and I cried in my joy your hands were so tiny your feet so perfect my pride would not allow me to see any flaw and let me tell you … Continue reading

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Pulse

One, Two, Three, A cadenced rhythm, Always recognized. One, Two, Three, What has gone wrong? One, Two, Three, The oxygen is on. One, Two, Three, Someone call 911. One, Two, Three, Pray that life shant fade, Before it begins. One, … Continue reading

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Healthy Baby Bounty Bag

Have you seen these cool bags from Cottonwood Kids? They are the alternatives for other breastfeeding discharge bags – but breastfeeding friendly. Now you can be your own activist and send a letter ask for your hospital to carry them! … Continue reading

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