Category Archives: activism

Helping Mothers $1 at a Time

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Robin

Disaster strikes. We’ve all seen it on the news. Sometimes it’s close to home, like the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and sometimes it feels more distant, as in the tsunami in Japan. Every year 13 million people will become refugees … Continue reading →

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Do Nurse-Ins Work?

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Robin

This past week there were mass nurse-ins all over the country to protest a mother who had been harassed by Target in November. My first inclination was excitement, I’m all about the activist activity.  I quickly joined the private Facebook … Continue reading →

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These Could Be Breastfeeding Ads

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Robin

Every year my family sits down to decide what our giving priorities will be for the upcoming twelve months.  We pick a variety of projects after looking through many.  So in the process of reading about various water projects, I … Continue reading →

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There is No M in Maternal Child Health

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Robin

Today there is a new blog out there entitled, “The M in MCH.“  It’s written by an amazing woman named Michelle Breen.  I first met Michelle in the early 90s.  She hired me as an intern health educator in reproductive … Continue reading →

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Giving Life: A Risky Proposition

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Robin

Last night ABC’s 20/20 showed a special entitled Giving Life: A Risk Proposition.  There were some great tweets last night while watching it, it was like sitting in a room of very smart girlfriends, you can catch those at on … Continue reading →

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Harassing Breastfeeding Mothers

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Robin

There have been multiple incidences of breastfeeding mothers being harassed recently.  Here are two of the most recent ones: Target – Houston, TX Bettina Forbes from Bestforbabes.org posted yesterday about a mom from Houston feeling harassed in her local Target … Continue reading →

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Keep On Keepin’ On

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Robin

Well, now that the dust has settled after the great fall, (Yes, I know that is drastically overstating what happened to the cesarean rates, but it just sounds better.) it’s time to look forward. Birth Activists still have a lot … Continue reading →

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Milwaukee’s Safe Sleep Campaign is Based on Scare Tactics

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Robin

by A Concerned Local Citizen   On a blustery November day in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the public health department and the mayor announced plans to reduce infant mortality in the city. That’s good. The way they’re going about it—not so good. … Continue reading →

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Homebirth Summit Underway

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Robin

The Homebirth Summit is underway today in Virginia. You can see a list of delegates or read more about the process.  You can also follow along on the Twitter feed with the hashtag: #hbcs

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PUSH Summit Offers PUSH University

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Robin

Are you working toward licensure for Certified Professional Midwives in your state? Are you planning to? Are you concerned about the future of VBAC and HBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean and home birth after cesarean)? Have you been frustrated by … Continue reading →

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