Posts Tagged ‘cesarean birth’
Are you preparing for a scheduled cesarean?
Moms who know they will be giving birth by cesarean have options too. Check out my latest blog post at babyMed.
Read MoreScheduled Cesarean Birth? Know your options! By Julie Brill, CCCE, CLD
If you and your provider have discussed scheduling a cesarean birth for your baby, now is the time to consider your options. While most cesarean births occur to resolve issues that develop during labor, a minority are scheduled in advance. Common indications include placenta previa, transverse presentation, breech presentation when no provider skilled in vaginal…
Read MoreCut, Stapled, & Mended, By Roanna Rosewood, Reviewed by Julie Brill, CCCE, CLD
Yes, research and statistics are important, but sometimes as childbirth educators and doulas the best gift we have to offer a pregnant woman is a story. We crave the I-know-about-a-woman-similar-to-you-who-did-it stories. Cut, Stapled, & Mended: When One Woman Reclaimed Her Body and Gave Birth on Her Own Terms After Cesarean, by Roanna Rosewood, is such…
Read MoreWhy the Science of Birth Doesn’t Matter
I recently got to hear Joel Salatin speak. For those who don’t know, Joel is a farmer and an advocate of the right of American consumers to purchase raw dairy, meat, eggs, and vegetables from small, local farmers. He says that if our Founding Fathers could have imagined that this right would ever be taken…
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