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Common Interventions During Childbirth
In the United States (and abroad) – there are common interventions during childbirth which are performed routinely and most of the time without consent. Most mamas are not given all the facts, nor...
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Oxytocin and Postpartum Depression
Researchers have uncovered a link between oxytocin and postpartum depression. Why is this significant? It is significant because the way you choose to birth your baby, can – and does affect – your...
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Normal Physiologic Birth
What is a normal physiologic birth and why does it matter? Over the years, natural childbirth has been defined in many ways: for some it means a birth with no drugs, for others a birth which is...
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Giving birth with GBS
Here’s our birth story: Giving birth with GBS I was having some serious warm-up labor all month…at our last two appointments we found out I had GBS. I didn’t want to take the prescribed antibiotics, so...
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Are Inductions Linked to Autism?
Are inductions linked to autism? It is a worthy question since many labors (in the United States) are being induced and/or augmented and this number is steadily increasing. In fact, data shows that 1...
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Pitocin Use and Breastfeeding Success
Let’s take an honest look at Pitocin use and breastfeeding success. In the past few decades induction rates have dramatically increased. In the United States over half of mothers are induced – most of...
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Microbirth: A Documentary About Birth
Microbirth is a movie (actually it is a documentary) which is not quite finished. So what is the big deal? A lot? This documentary is made by two Bristish film makers: Toni Harman and Alex Wakeford who...
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Five Reasons Not to Use Cytotec in Labor
Cytotec – also known as Misoprostol – has been used on unsuspecting pregnant women to induce labor for quite some time now. Here are five reasons not to use cytotec in labor. Educate yourself! Five...
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GBS and Routine Antibiotic Treatment
During the end of your pregnancy – usually around the 36 week mark – you will be asked (or required) to take a GBS test – Group B streptococcus – test. This involves swabbing your vagina and on or...
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Adverse Effects of Pitocin in Newborns
Could there be adverse effects of pitocin in newborns as a 2013 study suggests? Pitocin is the most used labor drug today. It is a form of synthetic oxytocin which is most often used to induce or...
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