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Author Archives: Lori
Is natural birth the latest fad?
New government statistics show that from 2004 through 2008, the incidence of home births grew by a whopping 20 percent. Home births, however, still only comprise barely 1% of all births in the U.S., so that increase is measured in … Continue reading
Cultural Influences on Childbirth Choices
The other night I was up late watching a rerun of The Golden Girls. It just so happened to be the episode where Blanche’s daughter Rebecca, who is a single woman pregnant via artificial insemination, goes to Miami to ask … Continue reading
Posted in General, Hospital Birth, Labor and Birth, Media
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Why I do this
For the past six months, I have been slowly working my way through a curriculum for becoming a certified childbirth educator. As I have gone through this process, I have had to answer people’s questions of “Why did you choose … Continue reading
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Beyond the First Six Months: “Extended” Breastfeeding
Much ado is made about breastfeeding initiation rates, supporting new breastfeeding moms, and exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of an infant’s life. But what about those of us who want to breastfeed beyond 6 months, beyond a year? … Continue reading
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Dannii Minogue and Home Birth Opposition
Today I read an article from Australia’s Border Mail. An Australian obstetrician, Dr. Pieter Mourik, holds out the example of celebrity Dannii Minogue’s home birth transfer as a reason to abolish the practice altogether. Among the gems Dr. Mourik offers … Continue reading
Posted in General, Homebirth, Media
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Choices in Childbirth Creates Mother-Friendly Provider Network
Families seeking birth attendants and other mother-friendly health care providers have a free new resource: The Guide to a Healthy Birth Online Provider Network recently launched by Choices in Childbirth. The network allows women to search by zip code, provider … Continue reading
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Is Breastfeeding “Creepy”?
An opinion piece in Mother & Baby Magazine written by deputy editor Kathryn Blundell has the blogosphere with its collective knickers in a twist. Blundell writes that she never wanted to breastfeed and gladly offered her children formula from the … Continue reading
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A Weighty Issue
Americans have been warned for years about the perils of being overweight or obese. Indeed the risks for a host of complications increase steadily as the pounds pile on. For many people, the risks can be temporarily ignored; after all, … Continue reading
Posted in Cesarean Section, Labor and Birth, Obstetricial Interventions, Prenatal Care
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