Homebirth in the News
Generally speaking, when homebirth is covered in the media, it is usually with a condescending attitude or outright horror at the “risks” that women take for a homebirth. As many of us now know, that...
View ArticleNewborn Baby Eye Drops Explained
Author: Tom Sample Shortly after your baby is born, the nurse will probably take your baby to a warming table where they clean up your baby a little bit, weigh and measure him, and bring him back to...
View ArticleCircumcision In The News
Of all the choices that parents can make surrounding birthing options, none is more permanent or devastating than routine infant circumcision which is usually done for cultural, cosmetic or religious...
View ArticleMovie: Circumcision; AAP Does Not Recommend
The rocket scientists at the American Academy of Pediatrics not only recommend against routine circumcision but also recommend the use of pain relievers if you are going to mutilate your son’s...
View ArticleVideo: Newborns and the Hepatitis B Vaccine
Have you ever wondered why infants are given a Hepatitis B vaccine at birth? It makes absolutely no sense because Hepatitis B is a disease contracted through risky behavior such as unprotected sex and...
View ArticleStudy Shows Heel Prick DOES Hurt Baby
Apparently medical doctors need a study to prove that they are hurting a newborn baby when they jab it with a sharp metal instrument. The new study found that babies may find the heel prick far more...
View ArticleThe Magical, Magnificent Placenta
In a world where women deliver their babies under the influence of drugs, flat on their backs and being either screamed at or sliced into, most women never see the beautiful, life giving organ that...
View ArticleVideo: Childbirth Video in a Hospital
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ0ZzY-gaZc This is another great example of why unassisted childbirth is best for mother and child. This is a short, silent clip of another hospital birth video....
View ArticleWhy Babies Prefer Natural Childbirth
Childbirth is a life changing event which can be both exhilarating and draining, the greatest experience of one’s life or the worst. Childbirth carries tremendous dogma, old wives tales, traditions,...
View ArticleMidwife Made Mother Feel Like She Was Dying
According to an article in the Waterford Observer, a midwife was found guilty of misconduct after she pulled so hard on a mother’s umbilical cord that the mother “screamed in agony and feared she would...
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Birth Injuries & Trauma: Where to Start When It Goes Wrong
via nicubunu.photo, flickr.com Approximately 28,000 babies suffer from a birth injury in the U.S. each year. These problems can range from minimal bruising all the way to serious conditions that will...
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Baby’s First Day: What Does It Look Like?
via Mamma Loves, flickr.com! Every mom-to-be imagines what the first day with their baby will be like. They try to picture what will take place, how they will feel, and how their baby will act. It is...
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Benefits of Leaving It Alone – No Circumcision Zone
Photo Credit: Ray Dumas, Flickr.com When you have a baby boy “on the way,” one of the things you must explore is circumcision. Removal of the foreskin shortly after birth is a procedure that is...
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