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Category Archives: Informed Consent
It Takes 500 Inductions of Labor…
When near the 40 week mark, and sometimes before, many practitioners start talking about the risks of continuing the pregnancy. There are many things that simply aren’t known, bu there is a neat document that puts it all together and … Continue reading →
Posted in Induction, Informed Consent, Labor and Birth
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What Feminists Should Know About Birth Rape
The treatment received by laboring women from care providers during childbirth can sometimes be so abusive, degrading, and violating that many survivors of these childbirth experiences are now terming it “birth rape”. Recently, there have been blog articles about whether … Continue reading →
Activist in Training: Kyle M. (post #2)
The cesarean section, like many modern medical procedures, has an important purpose that when used appropriately can save the life of a mother or that of her baby or both. That being said, there is no medical reason for a … Continue reading →
Acitivist in Training: Jacqui C.
As a woman growing up in my family, birth was not something discussed unless it was to spread the word of another baby added to the family line. Having a lot of kids is something to be proud of. It … Continue reading →
Activist in Training: Zakiyah W.
It’s All About Your Options….. When I first decided to take Dr. Uzelac’s Biopsychology of Birth class I didn’t have any understanding of the status of child birth in the United States. From the depictions of birth shown in the media … Continue reading →
Posted in activism, Childbirth Education, General, Informed Consent, mothering, Obstetrics
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Thoughts on Informed Consent, Refusal and VBAC
If you’ve been listening to the news lately, you’ve probably heard a lot about vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). The NIH held a consensus meeting to decide what was appropriate in VBAC care. The general thought was that the overall … Continue reading →
VBAC from a Care Provider’s Perspective
Share What is it really like to be a hospital care provider attending VBACs? Janelle from Birth Sense describes it in this post submitted to the ICAN VBAC Blog Carnival. The whole post provides a very rational, no nonsense description … Continue reading →
Posted in General, Hospital Birth, Informed Consent, Obstetricial Interventions, Obstetrics, VBAC
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But Why is VBAC so Important?
I am sure that I am not the only person to ask myself this with the announcement of the National Institute of Health VBAC Conference announcement. But unlike most, I know more than my fair share about VBAC after having … Continue reading →
Loyally Devoted to Doctor
I recently read the book The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine N Aron, Ph.D. In the chapter called Medics, Medication, and Highly Sensitive People, the author states: “Keep in mind, too, that it is common to feel an attachment to … Continue reading →
Violence in Maternity Care
The non-profit organization Solace for Mothers: Healing After Traumatic Childbirth is asking anyone who has experienced or has witnessed violent maternity care, to write a letter to Lynn Rosenthal, the presidential advisor on violence against women, and First Lady Michelle … Continue reading →