Birth: What Is Birthologie Empowered Childbirth Education?
August 23, 2011 by Marcie
Filed under Avoid a cesarean, Featured, VBAC
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 [...]
The High Cost of Cesareans
July 5, 2010 by Marcie
Filed under Avoid a cesarean, C-Section, Featured, VBAC
FOR A symbol of what ails the US health system, look no further than hospital delivery rooms, where costly cesareans, many for non-medical reasons, are inching closer to a majority of all births. Even though cesareans are associated with higher rates of complications than vaginal births, they are becomingly increasingly common. Problems range from infections, [...]
Doctor preferences may explain high C-section rates
Doctor preferences may explain high C-section rates Mon May 24, 2010 5:30pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The number of Cesarean sections performed at hospitals across British Columbia is highly variable, Canadian researchers have found. Health Even when accounting for differences in women’s preferences and conditions that could complicate vaginal delivery, C-section rates varied [...]
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Checklist
Read good pregnancy and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean books. Two suggestions are: “The VBAC Companion” by Diana Korte and “Open Season” by Nancy Wainer Cohen. Focus on good nutrition and exercise. Make a daily checklist to ensure you are getting essential nutrients. Engage in daily exercise such as swim, walk, yoga, prenatal fitness class- whatever [...]
Things You Can Do to Avoid an Unnecessary Cesarean
Things You Can Do to Avoid an Unnecessary Cesarean The Public Citizen Health Research Group in Washington, D.C. has estimated that half of the nearly 1 million cesareans performed every year are medically unnecessary. With more appropriate care during pregnancy, labor, and delivery, half of the cesareans could have been avoided. Clearly, there are times [...]
