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Sex after Childbirth

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the Natural Childbirth RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!A recent article in Psychology Today looked at how a couple’s sexual relationship is affected following childbirth. Like many articles before it, it primarily examined in the difference in attitudes following cesarean births vs vaginal births [...]

Filed under:Asides, Birthing Position, Birthrape, Childbirth Customs, Childbirth Injury, General Childbirth Info, Injury, Mortality & Stats, Medical Childbirth, Only in the Hospital, Pelvic Floor, Postnatal Care, Routine Childbirth Procedures

AMA, Homebirth and Free Publicity

The AMA recently passed a resolution to “ban homebirth” as a response to the Ricki Lake documentary, The Business of Being Born. The AMA is a medical association designed to protect the interests of medical doctors (not birthing mothers) so not only is there a blatant and inherent conflict of interest in their wishes, [...]

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Hypnotherapy for Childbirth

“HypnoBirthing® provides the missing link that allows women to use their natural instincts to bring about a safer, easier, more comfortable birthing. Emphasis is placed on pregnancy and childbirth, as well as on pre-birth parenting and the consciousness of the pre-born baby. ” Hypnobirthing.com
Author: Jamie McMillan
Ever thought about having a natural childbirth and then scared [...]

Filed under:Birth Plans, Childbirth Preparation, General Childbirth Info, Natural Childbirth, Pain Relief, Pleasurable Childbirth, Relaxation & Hypnosis

Childbirth Education Expenses Deductible

Here is a nice tax tip from The Mommy Blawg. ABC News recently reported onTax Deductions You Should Know About and this is a useful tip for many of our readers: If you are able to itemize your medical expenses, you can include certain fertility treatments and the fees paid for childbirth [...]

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Confidence In Natural Childbirth

It amazes me that millions of women will take the recommendations regarding homebirth from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists despite the blatant and inherent conflict of interest. It is absurd to take a recommendation from any group that will lose money if you don’t take their recommendation. Here are some [...]

Filed under:About Natural Childbirth, Childbirth Customs, Childbirth Injury, Current Events, General Childbirth Info, Homebirth & Waterbirth, Labor Interventions, Medical Childbirth, Midwife

Hypnosis for Natural Childbirth - FAQ

by Nathalie Fiset
Hypnosis for natural childbirth is making a come back. Future parents are interested in this tool but may have a lot of unanswered questions. Here are a few of the most frequently asked questions on hypnosis for childbirth and their answers by the founder a hypnosis for childbirth program, Dr Nathalie Fiset.
Is natural [...]

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