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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Your own Midwife
Honestly, I’m not really sure hot to approach this topic.. The question is do you really need us? And if so, what for exactly? We all feel that we need someone there, a second set of eyes and hands, someone … Continue reading
Answering a question nobody asked.
In my early birth work days I had the need to shout the praises of natural birth off the roof tops. I assaulted my fair share of pregnant women in the grocery stores and the mall. I was saving the … Continue reading
Fearful Fathers.
On this Father’s Day weekend, in addition to all of the celebrating & thanking we’ll do for the fathers in our lives, we also should take a moment to think critically about the power that some fathers exert over the … Continue reading
Preparedness
Preparedness refers to the state of being prepared for specific or unpredictable events or situations. Preparedness is an important quality in achieving goals and in avoiding and mitigating negative outcomes. While working on a mural I am painting for my … Continue reading
New York City Home Birth Midwives Need Our Help!!
Hello Birth Activists! This is where we do our work! Since St. Vincent’s Hospital in NYC closed, midwives have lost their written agreement with them as their official back up hospital. They were not able to find another hospital that … Continue reading
Getting Closer to your Partner During Pregnancy
We are with the baby at every moment. The baby feeds off or our nourishment, we feel them wiggle, hiccup, and kick. They listen to our voices, they feel comforted by our warmth, nutrition, movements, our heartbeat, and our breath. … Continue reading
Posted in Childbirth Education, Dad, General, Labor and Birth, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care
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In Control
When I was very young I asked my mother what giving birth was like, and she told me it was kind of like lying on a raft in a very fast river. “If you can just lie there and let yourself be carried by the flow, you will be fine. The more you try to fight it and control what is happening, the more everything will spin out of your control.” Continue reading
Posted in General, Obstetricial Interventions, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care
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Gates Foundation Commits $1.5 billion for Maternal, Newborn, Child Health
The Gates Foundation has committed $1.5 billion today, to be spent over the next five years, for maternal health. Continue reading
Posted in activism
Tagged Gates Foundation, Maternal Death, Maternal Health, Newborn Health
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