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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
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
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
Posted in Labor and Birth
Tagged birth ball, blog carnival, healthy birth practices, pushing, upright birth
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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.
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
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