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    Archive for January, 2007

    Waiting, patiently

    Sunday, January 21st, 2007

    Our family is waiting patiently, and excitedly, for the birth of Baby Lothian, our son and daughter-in-law’s third baby and our seventh grandchild. Sheila says the house is clean, the tiny clothes washed, folded and ready. Two sweet little snowsuits (one pink and one blue) have been shipped off to Chicago. Two year old Nell insisted [...]

    Posted in Birth Stories, Confident Birth, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

    Screening all pregnancies for DS?

    Friday, January 12th, 2007

    The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is now recommending Down syndrome screening for all pregnant women, encouraging an ultrasound as early as 11 weeks. (Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal abnormality–1 in 800 live births.) Even though doctors are admitting that the age of 35 has always been a somewhat arbitrary cutoff date [...]

    Posted in Birth and the Media, Technology | 1 Comment »