Should I try for a natural birth?

The first questions you may ask yourself when you are deciding whether you want a natural birth or not, is likely to be, Can I handle the pain? Another question is, Is the baby positioned so he/she will fit? Or, simply, Will the baby fit? (You may be wondering, how can an entire baby fit […]

The New York Times doula article rebutal by Susan Lane

Pamela Paul’s article in the Sunday, March 2 Times (“And the Doula Makes Four”) left out key points. One is that it’s very easy to find out if a doula is certified, because the agencies such as DONA International that certify doulas offer an on-line listing. DONA and the Coalition for Improved Maternity Services also […]

Birthing in the Field

Hi Gail, I thought I’d send you a link to my blog where the birth story for Adeline Louise is located www.merfaeries.blogspot.com The Inversion worked to turn her from breech to vertex but like her sister before her, AddyLou decided to present in the persistent ROT-Posterior presentation, then oddly, she rotated on the perineum so […]

Fear of Second Birth After Previous Long Labor

“I am almost 36 weeks pregnant with my second baby. My first son was born naturally, with no pain relief, no intervention and no instruments, after a 30-hour labour. It was very difficult but we pulled through and he was a very healthy newborn. He was average size (3.7kg). He had been LOA throughout the […]

CIMS congress in session

The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) is now in session, March 6, 2008. There will be the release the International MotherBaby Childbirth Initiative on Saturday, International Women’s Day. If you have time check out the MotherBaby web site www.imbci.org The purpose of the IMBCI 10 Steps is to improve care throughout the childbearing continuum […]