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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
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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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Tag Archives: midwifery
Happy International Day of the Midwife!
Today, we are celebrating our midwives and sending them love. Midwives do a tremendous work in the communities they serve. The Midwifery Model of Care brought the opportunity for healthy birth to so many mothers whose options were limited. We … Continue reading
Posted in Birth Planning, Healthy Pregnancy, Pregnancy Care Providers
Tagged Babies, childbirth, homebirth, midwife, midwifery
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Supporting Homebirth and Birth Center Midwifery Care for Rural Kentucky Women
Last week the Kentucky state legislature passed Senate Bill 110 which will allow optometrists to perform some basic laser surgery procedures that have generally been limited to opthalmologists. The bill is aimed at improving the possibilities of eye care in rural … Continue reading
Posted in Babies, Birth Topics, Eastern Kentucky, Healthy Pregnancy, Pregnancy Care Providers
Tagged Appalachia, Babies, birth, birth center, c-section, childbirth, culture, Frontier School, homebirth, infancy, low risk pregnancy, Mary Breckinridge, midwife, midwifery, motherhood, obstetrician, pre-term birth, pregnancy, prematurity
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A Bill Proposing Federal Recognition of CPMs to be Introduced Soon – Great News for Rural Women
M.A.M.A. – The Midwives and Mothers in Action Campaign has been working diligently for sometime for federal recognition of certified professional midwives (CPM) both so women’s access to the care they provide can be increased, and so that CPMs can … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy Pregnancy, Birth Topics, Babies, Pregnancy Care Providers, Eastern Kentucky, Birth Planning
Tagged childbirth, birth, low risk pregnancy, pregnancy, prematurity, Babies, midwife, obstetrician, Appalachia, midwifery, Kentucky, homebirth, certified professional midwife, CPM
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Inspirational Birth Quotes
Ina May Gaskin, CPM – Spiritual Midwifery (1977) We have found that there are laws as constant as the laws of physics, electricity, or astronomy whose influence on the process of the birthing cannot be ignored. The midwife or doctor … Continue reading
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Tagged birth, childbirth, Ina May Gaskin, midwife, midwifery, obstetrician, Spiritual Midwifery
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More on Homebirth and the New Meta-Analysis
There is still quite a bit of discussion online and in the media about the new meta-analysis I mentioned in my previous post. It seems that birth had become political in many ways. It has been categorized as either feminist/anti-feminist, … Continue reading
Is Homebirth a Safe Option?
Last week there was an article released online with a print version due in September of this year in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology on a new “study” or meta-analysis of the safety of homebirth by Joesph Wax … Continue reading
Resources and Treats for Expecting Mothers in Southeastern, Kentucky
There are some exciting things going on in our area pertaining to the world of expecting mamas. I wanted to take some time to share and compile these opportunities into one space. Below is a listing of some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Birth Planning, Birth Topics, childbirth education, Eastern Kentucky, Healthy Pregnancy, Pregnancy Care Providers, Uncategorized
Tagged birth, breastfeeding, childbirth, childbirth education, chiroractic, doula, Lamaze, midwife, midwifery, North Fork Yoga, pregnancy, prenatal massage, yoga
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Centering Pregnancy at UK North Fork Valley Community Health Center – Hazard, Kentucky
I was blessed to be invited to attend and speak to a special gathering of women at the UK North Fork Valley Community Health Center in Hazard, Kentucky on Thursday. This gathering was of the Centering Pregnancy Program that was … Continue reading
International Day of the Midwife!
Cinco de Mayo is also the International Day of the Midwife. Those of us who have received care from a midwife under the midwifery model knows how wonderful that experience can be. Take time today to thank your midwives. Those … Continue reading
Posted in Pregnancy Care Providers
Tagged Babies, birth, childbirth, midwife, midwifery, pregnancy
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