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Articles by me:
"If I Only Knew..."
What I would say to anyone about to have
a child, if I had the guts! Added 1/31/01, revised 4/4/02.
The
Case for Natural Birth
My appeal for natural childbirth. Added 8/5/02.
"Just
in Case"
An exploration of the true essence of responsibility as it pertains to birth. Added 1/2/03.
Articles by others:
The Assault on Normal Birth: The OB Disinformation Campaign This article written by Henci Goer, author of The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, was published in Midwifery Today magazine. If you have had a c-section, are being pressured
into one, know someone who had one or might get one, you need to read this article!!
"How Irresponsible!" Thoughts on unassisted home birth
This epinion discusses the concept
of reponsibility in birth and who should hold it. The woman who wrote it challenges the mainstream notion that
by going to the hospital and having doctors attend your birth that you are doing the most responsible thing for
you and your baby.
Following Your Intuition - The Key To A Safe Birth
This is an excellent example of how trusting your intuition can lead to the safest birth possible. Written by Judie
Rall on her website for The Center for Unhindered Living.
Eyes Open Childbirth
An in-depth article on formulating a birth plan. Part of the Wears the Baby site.
The Instinct of Birth
Another article from Wears the Baby. This one talks about trusting your instincts in birth.
Pain
in Childbirth An article on the
Compleat Mother, an alternative parenting magazine, web site. The author sums up my take on pain in labor to a
tee.
Like an Orgasm
Excert from the book Birth Joy by Catherine Young by French doctor Michel Odent that discusses
the role oxytocin plays in our sexual life, from intercourse, to birth, to breastfeeding.
The Active Management of Labor
A debunking of active management by Marsden Wagner, a perinatologist active in the effort to change our way of
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