tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post5371005219050274180..comments2024-01-23T12:04:07.663-06:00Comments on Bellies and Babies: Childbirth In the NewsNicole Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221401549139626688noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-15295500878669142692010-03-19T09:30:47.015-05:002010-03-19T09:30:47.015-05:00My copy of International Doula arrived in the mail...My copy of International Doula arrived in the mail yesterday - great job on the "Read This, Not That" article. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-75489267763344470692010-03-18T22:45:40.913-05:002010-03-18T22:45:40.913-05:00I just returned from a 6 day midwife assistant wor...I just returned from a 6 day midwife assistant workshop at The Farm in Summertown, TN. Ina May Gaskin taught several of our classes in that workshop. One class was on Maternal Mortality and she shared her Safe Motherhood Quilt project with us. www.rememberthemothers.org Please check it out if you are interested in remembering the women that die (and the majority are uncounted in the U.S.).Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01043600285477267892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-33590944140396174332010-03-15T17:26:41.056-05:002010-03-15T17:26:41.056-05:00This has been a happening week. Thanks for the po...This has been a happening week. Thanks for the post. I do agree with you on the homebirth topic. The difference in care for me was tremendous.Kellihttp://birthtrueblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-57351339366503609542010-03-15T12:36:37.014-05:002010-03-15T12:36:37.014-05:00The article from Miami, I thought the comments wer...The article from Miami, I thought the comments were interesting. One (hospital worker? in Jackson, FL) said her/his hospital is better b/c they ONLY have a rate of 28%...As most everyone knows the WHO recommends a rate of no higher than 15%. 28% is better than 37%, but still nowhere near 15%.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232390735414411614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-53619124559137427192010-03-13T12:37:15.422-06:002010-03-13T12:37:15.422-06:00Sarah *snicker*, yeah, I thought it was funny that...Sarah *snicker*, yeah, I thought it was funny that they made sure to note in the article that the mama birthed her calf without any help from humans (gasp!!! That's not safe!).<br /><br />As Laboring Under The Allusion puts it - unassisted birth has at least one (if not more) purpose in our culture - to remind us how normal and natural birth is.Nicole Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221401549139626688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-37892587630274070002010-03-13T12:02:41.431-06:002010-03-13T12:02:41.431-06:00I'm so happy for the elephant. She gets to hav...I'm so happy for the elephant. She gets to have her baby. And I think it's funny that you put "unassisted." I'm pretty sure if animals can do it, so can people. Thanks for the interesting articles to keep me busy.Sarah Mnoreply@blogger.com