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    Archive for March, 2008

    Baby Shows…

    Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

    My daughter passed along the news last week that Discovery Health has a program, House of Babies. Shari Daniels and the Miami Maternity Service are highlighted. This is the “Baby Story” we want: midwives and midwifery students who trust birth and women’s ability to give birth. Birth stories that show the power and wisdom of women, the magic [...]

    Posted in Birth Stories, Birth and the Media, Confident Birth, informed decision making | 5 Comments »

    Being of “sound mind” in labor?

    Monday, March 17th, 2008

    I’ve been wanting to share this story for a while. Tracy Donegan, author, doula, and Irish birth activist, alerted us that in Ireland one of the largest hospitals in Dublin is informing women that if their birth plans include avoiding medication in labor there is “no going back”. You say you don’t want medication? You [...]

    Posted in Birth and the Media, Birth in Different Cultures, informed decision making | 3 Comments »