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Binding After Birth

If I had to give birth somewhere outside of the Western world, then a rural Malaysian village might be my choice. The traditional Malaysian midwives (called bidans) seem to take such gentle and nourishing care of the women they look after, giving them just the sort of ‘natural birth’ that we romanticize. The bidan is very [...]

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Binding After Birth

If I had to give birth somewhere outside of the Western world, then a rural Malaysian village might be my choice. The traditional Malaysian midwives (called bidans) seem to take such gentle and nourishing care of the women they look after, giving them just the sort of ‘natural birth’ that we romanticize. The bidan is very [...]

Birth Story Set in the Future

Walker County Messenger, May 11, 2007 Jeannie Babb Taylor: May 2052 This is a lovely article which is basically a look into the future. A present day woman, presumably the author, describes what birthing was like in 2007 to her granddaughter in the year 2052. Her granddaughter is shocked by the unnatural way birthing women [...]

Video: Hospital Childbirth

This is a great example of unnecessary interventions. These women seem to be trying to dig the baby out. They are pulling the babies head, pushing on the mom’s stomach. It is nightmarish. Wow. Notice how the poor infant is poked and prodded and slapped. Now go watch a natural birth video right now.