The New York Times editorial board issued a surprising opinion statement in support of midwife-assisted births and legislation that supported midwife-assisted births. The Times referenced strong research from the UK that reversed a decades-old stance on the critical importance of birthing in a hospital. The fact that Britain’s National Institute for Health and …
I wish I could give every mother the gift of a beautiful birth like the one we had with Christian. It was everything I dreamed it would be . . . And more. I’m not going to censor very much about this story because some of the most intimate details …
Most of us know what a hospital birth looks like. There is medical equipment strapped everywhere. Women generally keep the lights dim, except for the bright spotlight shining at the birth canal welcoming her baby ever so boldly from her warm dark sanctuary. There’s bleached white sheets, that don’t fool anyone for …
I am a homebirth advocate. Women experiencing childbirth need to feel safe, wherever that is. Women should have the right to choose where they feel most at ease. The western medicalized birth mentality has drummed up powerful fears in childbearing women. The majority of women have lost trust in …
What a surprise I had this morning when I opened my e-mail. I had a reply from no other than Barbara Katz Rothman. I am still buzzing from the excitement. Recently I have been sending out requests for midwives,birth educators, and birth enthusiasts to answer some questions. Today we are …
A safe and healthy birth is what is most important to us here at Everything Birth. We do encourage childbearing women to make informed choices and never compromise the health of herself or the baby she is carrying. Less than 2 percent of American women birth at home. And when …
I am not a sheep. I do not just do things because everyone else is doing it. I guess that is why when I got pregnant I needed to know everything I could learn about what I was going to experience. After scouring through book after book, I realized that …
A healthy pregnant woman should be birthing at home. I don’t understand the response “I just feel safer in the hospital”. When your chances of a hospital cesarean are closing in on 35% in this country. One of the highest cesarean rates of civilized countries. The homebirth cesarean rate is …
My birth plan was thrown out the window as soon as we were risked out of home birth at 39 weeks. I thought we had everything in place. Even though we found out we were having twins when I was 37 weeks, our midwife assisted home water birth was still …
Or anyone else that just does not get it. Adults included. If you have a toddler and you are planning a homebirth, look no further for a simple way to explain what is happening. Kelly Mochel has written and illustrated a wonderful children’s book that explains everything. The illustrations depict …
