Past Your Due Date? Dance.Dance.Dance.Dance

The dreaded, "I'm past my due date!!"  No worries.  Dance your labor into action.  Here's some inspiration!     The dancing mom writes: “Trying to induce our twins at 40+ weeks after trying everything else. I went into labor two days later and had a natural, un-medicated hospital birth (with the support of my awesome [...]

MORE Business of Being Born

I love the first The Business of Being Born and I certainly cannot wait for the second one.  Choose YOUR birth!! Don't let it be chosen for you. DUE DATE: November 8, 2011

Birth: What Is Birthologie Empowered Childbirth Education?

  BIRTH preparing for the best!!   "Birthologie was created to help women all over the world to band together and become empowered to create the birth experience of their dreams. Our medical system routinely deals with pregnancy like a disease requiringinterventions and treatment, rather than a natural biological process. The aim of this course is to provide you with all the information [...]

Home births: No drugs, no doctors, lots of controversy

**My Comments: I felt this was an important article to share because we as women need to be able to make the best decision for us.  Not everyone wants a VBAC and not everyone wants a c-section. (CNN) — Erin Riley immersed herself in warm bathwater, tilted her head against the tub and dozed in [...]

Too Many C-Sections: Docs Rethink Induced Labor

Too Many C-Sections: Docs Rethink Induced Labor By Tiffany O’Callaghan The rise in cesarean-section deliveries in recent years has been characterized by some as a key indication of the overmedicalization of childbirth. While the procedure undoubtedly saves lives and leads to better health outcomes for mothers and infants who face problems during pregnancy and labor, [...]

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