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Journey of a VBAC
I met my now husband over the internet when I was 21. I lived in Colorado and he lived IN Georgia. After going to Georgia to meet face to face, it wasn't long before I moved. Several months after...
View ArticleHow Fetal Personhood laws will effect ALL pregnant women.
No matter what your stance on abortion is, fetal personhood laws are and will hurt all pregnant women if they are passed nationally.Women being handcuffed while in labor and forced to give birth by a...
View ArticleGive a helping hand!
Hi everyone!This week's project is simple.Take your phone cam or your digital camera and video a mom holding a piece of paper saying "VBAC" or "Hospital VBAC" or "Mom of Twins" or some other sign that...
View ArticleChocolate or Vanilla?
I saw the debate between cesarean section, or vaginal birth put into a pretty cut and dry term today. Chocolate or Vanilla?And it made me think...In society today, many people do view birth this way....
View ArticleViolating Woman's Rights
Recently many internet bloggers have been going back and forth about the “Home Birth Debate”. I saw Jennifer Block post a great piece about home birth, which was immediately challenged by Dr. Amy...
View ArticleThere is no debate
I continually am hearing the term "homebirth debate" but the term makes no sense what so ever. There is no such thing as a debate over home birth. It is a choice, you either choose it because it is...
View ArticleWhere does your state rate?
The CDC released the 2007 birth statistics on March 18th to the public finally.These are the most recently released birth statistics in the US.These are the percentage of cesarean births.See where your...
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The Forced Cesarean Epidemic
All around the country we are starting to hear stories just like the one of Joy Szabo, threatened by a court order for a cesarean section if she was to show up at her local hospital Page Hospital of...
View ArticleBeautiful Birth Story... Unassisted Birth after Cesarean
Things started the exact same way this time as they did with my first son, only difference being it was a couple weeks earlier in pregnancy. My water broke on Tuesday morning. I woke up around 3am and...
View ArticleElective Repeat Cesareans May Put Your Baby At Risk
According to a new study out by The University of Colorado Hospital, having a repeat cesarean section electively, may but your baby at an increased risk than having a VBAC (Vaginal Birth after...
View ArticleBlog Roll
I am looking to expand the blog roll on our page, as well as the list of educational links, if you have any suggestions or think something would fit, please either comment or e-mail...
View ArticleAcupuncture May Help Prevent Cesarean Births
Taken from Exam Health...http://www.emaxhealth.com/1275/84/34080/acupuncture-may-help-prevent-cesarean-births.htmlSubmitted by Deborah Mitchell on Oct 11th, 2009Women who receive acupuncture during...
View ArticleCall for Action
ICAN Mother Provides Testimony on Capitol Hill Discriminatory Insurance Practices Investigated by Senate HELP Committee REDONDO BEACH, CA, October 15, 2009 – Gretchen Humphries, Advocacy Director for...
View ArticleAfter a Cesarean
Thank you to ICAN for making this amazing brochure to help women all across the world. For those who are unable or have not seen the brochure at this point, I took the time to type out most of the...
View ArticleWhy Cesarean Sections Should Not Be Elective Before 39 Weeks
In the year 2009 we are seeing an increasing rise in elective cesarean section births, and a concerning trend that is going along with these deliveries.Late Pre Term Births.The March of Dimes says"With...
View ArticleGet On Track, With a Successful VBAC!
By VBAC Mom, Sally H.Get On Track, With a Successful VBAC When I was approached to write a blog about my experience with a VBAC, I have to admit that I was little reluctant. I mean who wants to hear...
View ArticleThings More Likely to Occur than Uterine Rupture
I came across this post years ago, and I love it. I thought I would share this with everyone.Written by Eileen Sullivan, with assistance from her husband, Patrick.After checking, it seems I was a bit...
View ArticleWhy Won't The Government Step In?
We are seeing historically high cesarean section numbers in this country, and the sad fact is over 40% of all these cesarean sections are being paid for by the government funded health program...
View ArticleOpen Letter to "Dr" Amy Tuteur
I must admit, I do follow your blog, because I find it comical and slightly amusing, but one question has really been plaguing me for a while now, and as I am sure you chronically google your own name...
View ArticleProof Is In the Numbers
Well after Dr. Amy's sad attempt at turning the rising cesarean section, and labor induction rates into a debate about home birth in Colorado..... (Kinda like the price of tea in China) I figured I...
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