Tag Archives: Hospital Birth

No Room at the Inn – Christmas Inductions

If you’re listening to any number of people who are due in the next few weeks and trying to get an induction, what you hear a lot of, is “I’m calling to get a bed for induction, but they are … Continue reading

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Angie’s List Induction-Turned-Cesarean Commercial

Transcript of an actual Angie’s List review: At my 41 week appointment, my OB decided to induce me, but I guess I took longer than he expected because just as I went into hard labor, he told me he was … Continue reading

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NHS YouTube Video Campaign Teaches Teens that Birth is Humiliating

The Leicester NHS Trust posted an anti-teen pregnancy campaign video on YouTube aimed at teaching school-age girls and young women that sex (or unprotected sex) should be avoided because it can result in pregnancy, which will end with birth, which is excruciating, humiliating and shameful.

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Who’s Catching Your Baby?

A student doctor recently blogged about home birth. The post was full of the common misconceptions about home birth and she asked for clarification from anyone who had ever attended a home birth. She got some thoughtful comments, including a … Continue reading

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Take Your VBACtivism to HuffPo

Pamela Paul, the author of the Time Magazine article, posted her own VBAC story at the Huffington Post yesterday. Nielsen Online lists The Huffington Post as the 18th most popular news site. See you in the Comments section!

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