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Blogroll
- Bellies and Babies The blog of CBE, doula, and aspiring midwife.
- Birth Activist Bloggin’ for Better Births
- Birth Junkie Stuff that Just Makes Sense, Websites, Books, Etc…
- Birth Story The people, the science and the culture that saved our lives.
- Birth Without Fear A blog where a mother’s inner wisdom takes top priority and is supported fully.
- Enjoy Birth a blog about enjoying your pregnancy and birth
- Giving Birth with Confidence – Blog/Community women supporting women
- Ina May Gaskin Midwife, Author, Activist, Innovator
- Mama Birth When a baby is born, so is a mother. Mama Birth childbirth education services for Mendocino and surrounding counties.
- Mother's Advocate Blog Informing women about safe and healthy birth
- Science and Sensibility – Lamaze International Blog A Research Blog About Healthy Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond by Lamaze International
- Talk Birth (Blog) The blog of Talk Birth
- Well Preserved Birth topics blog
- WordPress.com
- WordPress.org
Informative Websites
- About.com Pregnancy by Robin Weiss, LCCE About.com page for all things pregnancy and birth
- Birth True Childbirth Education Childbirth education in the hills of eastern Kentucky
- Consciously Parenting A website focusing on informed decision making in parenting.
- Empowered Birth Services Website for Certified Professional Midwife
- Lamaze International
- The Birth Facts Evidence based information to help you make those very special decisions
- The Only Baby Stop Informative articles and search function for birth professionals in your area!
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Category Archives: Birth Stories
Article for The Daily Yonder and Pregnancy Awareness Month
I wanted to take a moment to welcome in Pregnancy Awareness Month by sharing with you the article I wrote which appeared in The Daily Yonder last week. I am very excited about the response it has generated. There has … Continue reading →
Posted in Babies, Birth Stories, Birth Topics, Eastern Kentucky, Pregnancy Care Providers, Uncategorized
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Tagged Appalachia, Babies, birth, childbirth, pregnancy, rural, rural America
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Remembering My Second Birth Journey
Three years ago yesterday, at around 5pm, my water broke right after ordering dinner at a little restaurant called Karma Cafe. It didn’t just spring a leek. It released the flood. I sloshed myself to the bathroom to check the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Babies, birth, Birth Stories, c-section, homebirth, midwife, pregnancy, VBAC
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Cesarean Awareness (Birthrights: The Risk of Choice)
AlJazeera English has created an excellent and concise documentary on the issue of the overuse of cesarean surgery in the United States. I watched it last night after seeing it linked to The Unnecesarean’s Facebook page. Today, I share it … Continue reading →
Posted in Babies, Birth Planning, Birth Stories, Birth Topics, childbirth education, Healthy Pregnancy
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Tagged birth, birth plan, Birth Stories, c-section, culture, fear, ICAN, VBAC
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A VBAC Birth Story
This birth story shows a few important things to realize if you are planning a VBAC. It is a beautiful story with a lot to teach us. 1) If possible, choose a care provider who fully supports VBAC and natural … Continue reading →
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Birth is a Creative Process – Not a Surgical Procedure
-“Birth is a creative process, not a surgical procedure. I picture dancers on a stage. Once, doing a pirouette, a woman sustained a cervical fracture as result of a fall; she is not paralyzed. We try to make the stage … Continue reading →
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Tagged birth, c-section, cesarean, childbirth, childbirth education, low risk pregnancy, midwife, obstetrician, pregnancy
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Postpartum – What to Expect After Baby is in Your Arms
The instance when you first lay eyes on your baby’s face with any real clarity of moment is magnificent. There is no other word for it. This baby you felt inside you, growing, rolling, kicking, hiccuping, sleeping, is now in your … Continue reading →
My Body Wouldn’t/Won’t – Dilate
* Since this post still gets quite a number of visit 2 years after the original post. I want to update also with a link to another resource and possible explanation to many of the questions posed here. After reading … Continue reading →
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Tagged birth, Birth Stories, c-section, cervix, childbirth, dilating, dilation, fear, induction, induction of labor, labor augmentation, low risk pregnancy, oxytocin, pitocin
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Birth Story of the Week – Mama Sings in Labor
This is simply a beautiful example of a mother finding comfort in labor, naturally. One key to being able to do this successfully is your environment. If you are in an environment where you feel threatened, unsafe, unloved, disregarded, etc…, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Babies, birth, Birth Stories, childbirth, doula, motherhood, natural childbirth, natural comfort techniques for labor, pain in childbirth, pain relief, pregnancy
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Fear of Childbirth – Part III
Overcoming Fear There is a secret in our culture, and it is not that childbirth is painful. It’s that women are strong. -Lisa Stavoe Harm In this third post of my series on the Fear of Childbirth, I want to … Continue reading →
Posted in Birth Planning, Birth Stories, Birth Topics, childbirth education, Healthy Pregnancy, Pregnancy Care Providers, Uncategorized
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Tagged Babies, birth, Birth Stories, childbirth, Childbirth Connection, childbirth education, Coalition for Improving Maternity Services, fear, fear of childbirth, ICAN, Lamaze, low risk pregnancy, midwife, Mother's Advocate, obstetrician, pain, pain in childbirth, pain relief, pregnancy
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Fear of Childbirth – Part II
In the last post, we discussed possible reasons for our fear and anxieties of birth. In this post, I hope to get more specific about how the experiences we have and the stories of others can impact birth. Then, in … Continue reading →
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Tagged birth, Birth Stories, breastfeeding, c-section, childbirth, childbirth education, doula, fear, fear of childbirth, induction of labor, low risk pregnancy, motherhood, obstetrician, pregnancy, VBAC, yoga
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