“A decision made out of fear is no decision at all”

I recently received the following comment, in response to a past post about multiple Cesareans. It provided much food for thought, so I wanted to share it so all my readers could see it. I really appreciate this site and its boldness for spreading truth. I have had 6 unnecessary c-sections. They have all been [...]

The silver lining for those restless third-trimester nights

In doing some other research, I came across a page, which is very long, discussing umbilical cord accidents and stillbirth; and in the middle of it was something that just jumped out at me: There may be a synergistic effect between maternal sleep [which leads to lowered maternal blood pressure], Posiero effect, a fall in [...]

Inspirational Quote of the Day

“Don’t think of it as contractions… think of it as the uterus hugging the baby good-bye!” [Not sure who should be credited -- somebody on an email list said it, but she didn't know who she heard it from originally.]

Charlotte Lucas Collins

Many of you are probably saying either “Who?” or “That name sounds familiar, but I can’t quite place it….” It’s from Pride & Prejudice — Elizabeth Bennet’s close friend Miss Lucas who marries the Bennets’ cousin Mr Collins. [I'm guessing that most of you are now saying, "Oh, yeah!!" And if you've never read P&P [...]

Delivery Room Football

Read this doctor-father’s story. If it weren’t true, it would be funny.

Get over it — shake it off

Back during the hockey playoffs, the next to the last game Chicago played, they were decimated — ended up losing by either 5-1 or 6-1. It was horrible. My husband is from Chicago and loves hockey, but he didn’t even watch the last period — it was too painful. The next day, the Chicago coach [...]

Careers in Maternal-Child Health Survey

This link was on one of my email lists, and it sounds interesting — a midwife is “…developing a book to help people interested in careers in maternal child health to find the best path for them.  I was hoping you as individuals could take a few minutes to complete the online survey. It would [...]

Home Birth Story

Click here to read this nice story and commentary.

A Place of Peace

Several months ago, my husband made plans to go out and visit his father. I was fine with it. In some ways I wanted to go with him, but didn’t have anyone to leave my kids with for a week, and didn’t really want to leave them that long, either; nor did we want to [...]

Great post on doulas

Here at Birth at Home in Arizona. Many times women may say, “What do I need a doula for? — my husband will be there.” Sometimes husbands say, “I don’t want a doula there — I want to be there for my wife, not have a doula elbow me out of the way.” This post [...]