In a review of data from 13 research trials involving 16,242 women, researchers have found that when a pregnant woman’s care provider is a midwife instead of the US standard multidisciplinary care, she is more likely to have a better outcome. Midwife care showed a lower likelihood of preterm birth …
I am not generally the least bit affected by random anti-breastfeeding posts I find online. This latest one though, I’m sure you’ve seen says that breastfeeding is a waste of time. Sure, it’s from The Stir and we all know anything goes on there. It’s as though an editor thinks …
I am still constantly challenged by acquaintances with the notion that circumcision is important because, they claim it reduces the risks of contracting HIV or sexually transmitted infections. They persist, even after Dr. McAllister’s An Elephant in the Hospital presentation explained the flaws in those studies. It was more than just …
Though, you already “knew” it, a study published in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology may be a good one to bookmark if you are inclined towards natural parenting. The study may help you look less like a conspiracy theorists to your more mainstream friends and family. In a massive analysis of 6,711 randomized controlled trials …
I just read a fantastic news article that explained what many midwives have been proclaiming all along. A pregnancy does not last a set amount of time. In fact, it can vary up up to five weeks! Previously attributed to flawed methods of estimating due dates such as conception and …
UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who immediately and profusely reported that page. Twenty minutes after this post originally was published, two hundred of you had already read it and many of you have let me know you reported the page. It has now been taken down. NICE WORK…. You are …
Hypertension during pregnancy can be very dangerous and even life threatening. A new study‘s results were published in Environmental Health Perspectives and found an association between chemicals found in stain-resistant fabric and high blood pressure during pregnancy. The chemicals involved in the study were perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). Blood …
When I was pregnant with my son, I was depressed and I had a difficult time sleeping. I had lost a baby just before that pregnancy. I was so haunted by my daughter’s stillbirth that I slept with the light on in my bedroom at night. With my son, my …
In 1998, Crystal, the owner of Everything Birth, attended her first hospital birth as a doula. The doctor at that birth was an advocate of birth choices. After that hospital birth with a supportive doctor, Crystal set her sights on becoming a midwife. Her long term goal was to help change …
While, regular arnica can be dangerous to ingest, homeopathic arnica is very safe. Homeopathic arnica for injuries is so safe because it is super diluted, generally beyond where any trace of arnica would be detectable. You can buy it here. It’s only $7.50. Why Homeopathic Arnica is a “Must Have” …
