Monthly Archives: April 2010

A New Breastfeeding Blog to Love

Breastfeeding is something that is important to me.  We spend a good deal of time here at Birth Activist talking about breastfeeding.  Pros, cons, choices, support, work, family leave, pumps…  You get the picture.  But today I stumbled on a … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day Blog Carnival

As Mother’s Day approaches I always stop to reflect about how I give birth influences how I mother.  Would I have been a different mother had I birthed differently?  Just what does giving birth do to our ability to mother?  … Continue reading

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Avoiding the Stranded Beetle

It never really occurred to me how I should give birth as far as positions went.  I suppose before I had my first baby I just assumed it must work in a bed, laying down, because that’s what everyone did … Continue reading

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C-Section Rate Up 12th Straight Year

The 2008 Preliminary Birth data was released today: 32.2% for our new c-section rate.

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Happy Cesarean Awareness Month

April is Cesarean Awareness Month!  I am here to talk about my experience today, and why cesarean awareness is such an important subject for women to get involved with, even if you have not had one! When I was 22 … Continue reading

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Do You Have a Breastfeeding Success Story?

Womenshealth.gov is looking for stories about positive breastfeeding experiences for our new breastfeeding guide. Please use our contact form if you would like to submit a story about the joys of breastfeeding for consideration. Not all stories that are submitted … Continue reading

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