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    Archive for February, 2006

    Reclaiming birth wisdom

    Friday, February 24th, 2006

    Michel Odent says “One cannot actively help a woman give birth. The goal is to avoid disturbing her unnecessarily.” What an incredible statement in our world of “intervention intensive” birth! But what Odent says women around the world apparently have always known.
    I was teaching a childbirth education seminar to a diverse group– nursing students, doulas, [...]

    Posted in Birth Stories, Confident Birth | No Comments »

    The beauty of waiting for labor to start on its own

    Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

    It seems like everyone is being induced these days. Some women are just plain sick of being pregnant and are eager to have labor over with and their sweet babies in their arms. There are lots of caregivers who feed right into these late pregnancy feelings, with encouragement that often feels more like pressure. “Your [...]

    Posted in Confident Birth, Labor Induction | 1 Comment »

    Something Worth Chatting About

    Thursday, February 9th, 2006

    Judith and I had fun last week doing a chatroom through Mothering Magazine. If someone had told me 20 years ago that this would be a popular form of communicating, I would not know what the heck she was talking about, and I’m sure I’d say there’s no way something like that could work. But [...]

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