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Birth Story Set in the Future

By Natural Childbirth ⋅ January 24, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the Natural Childbirth – A Much Better Way RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!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 [...]

Video: Appalling Hospital Childbirth

By Natural Childbirth ⋅ January 17, 2010 ⋅ 9 comments

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 [...]

A Beautiful Unassisted Childbirth Story

By Natural Childbirth ⋅ January 10, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This personal unassisted childbirth story was found at www.theage.com.au on May 27, 2007. An excerpt:
“For Clare Morrissey, her planned freebirth, at home without any medical assistance, was “absolutely beautiful”. After two hospital births, both with epidurals, and her third at a birthing centre, Mrs Morrissey decided to have a homebirth free of any help [...]

Top Trends in Pregnancy and Birth

By Natural Childbirth ⋅ January 3, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

Birth Networks, Birth Stories, Hypnosis for Childbirth, Prenatal Yoga, Water-assisted Labor, Doulas, & Pregnancy Massage
Source: www.PRWeb.com
7 Alternative ways to prepare for childbirth and cope with the intensity of labor.
Carlsbad, CA (PRWEB) — As the shift toward self-education continues to grow, large numbers of American women are choosing alternative ways to prepare for childbirth and cope [...]

Are C-Sections More Civilized?

By Natural Childbirth ⋅ December 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

From an article titled “No love for labor” found at www.DeccanHerald.com
“More and more women are opting for fast-track deliveries through elective C-section. Rising affluence, limited time and desire for pain-free birthing has spurred this unhealthy trend.
In keeping with Delhi’s dizzying urban growth trajectory, its would-be-moms are also rooting for fast-track deliveries. In [...]

Ulterior Motives of Your OB-GYN

By Natural Childbirth ⋅ December 20, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Did Your Doctor Recommend a C-Section Just So He Could Get Home for Dinner? Learn About Unnecessary Medical Interventions in Labor and How to Avoid Them
Source www.PRweb.com
Moms: Do you really need that C-section or epidural? Registered nurse and midwife Breck Hawk, author of “Hey! Who’s Having This Baby Anyway?” reveals why these procedures are often [...]

Midwife Made Mother Feel Like She Was Dying

By Natural Childbirth ⋅ December 13, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

According to an article in the Waterford Observer, a midwife was found guilty of misconduct after she pulled so hard on a mother’s umbilical cord that the mother “screamed in agony and feared she would die”.
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Sheryl’s comments:
And people think unassisted birth is uncivilized??? This is a classic example [...]

Video:An Almost Perfect Childbirth

By Natural Childbirth ⋅ December 6, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

This video was removed by Youtube and I want to cry. It was an incredible example of how fast and painless childbirth can be in the absence of interventions. I want to drop an apple on every OB-GYNs head (and many midwives) because clearly they never learned about a little something called gravity in [...]

Are Men, Machines, and Hospitals Necessary for a Healthy Childbirth?

By Natural Childbirth ⋅ November 22, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments

The following is an excerpt from American Sexuality Magazine By Marsden Wagner Childbirth is not a medical issue; it is a social issue that may or may not have medical consequences. Childbirth is a very personal, emotional phenomenon, analogous to sexual intercourse. Most people would balk at an expert coming in to tell [...]

Dangers of Elective C-Section

By Natural Childbirth ⋅ November 15, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Source: www.PRWeb.com
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (PRWEB) — The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) is eagerly anticipating the results of the upcoming National Institutes of Health (NIH) State-of-the Science Conference: Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request, March 27-29, 2006 and trusts that the NIH will provide much needed guidelines and recommendations for decreasing cesarean surgeries [...]