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Ilissa Kolly—www.beanfamilywellness.com
A beautifully written article about the placenta and umbilical cord, also known as the baby’s “first mother.”
Leilani Rogers—photosbylei.com
Natural childbirth advocate and French obstetrician Michel Odent sheds light on the history of cord cutting while interpreting the contradiction of routine interference and current scientific research.
Read more…. Cord Cutting: in the Framework of Neonatal Beliefs and Rituals
Emily Robinson—emilyrobinsonphotoblog.com
A wonderful article highlighting the importance of caring for the umbilical cord at the proper time.
A doula shares her frustration with having to navigate natural childbirth in a sea of time limits and interventions.
An enjoyable read about a mother’s experiences that led to her decision of not circumcising her sons.
Leilani Rogers—photosbylei.com
Because birth is an emotional experience, it makes sense that preparation for childbirth may require emotional preparation. Some basic information needs to be presented, but it is the emotional preparation that a pregnant woman will find most useful in her labor.
Natural childbirth advocate and obstetrician Michel Odent speaks about the side effects of synthetic oxytocin and how these and other reasons seem to suggest that induction of labor should be banned.
Emily Robinson—emilyrobinsonphotoblog.com
Midwife MorningStar speak of nature’s right timing. “Preparing a woman or preparing ourselves for right timing begins with not setting time limits. If a woman’s people take longer to grow a baby, she may, too.
An educational article that not only covers the signs of obstructed breech birth, but also teaches the skills that best deal with resolving the situation.
What seems to be a precariously unhealthy start to pregnancy ends happily thanks to the dedication to health by a pregnant mother and her midwife.
Babies, whatever their position, are guided by the internal structures, bones, muscles and ligaments of the mother’s pelvis, along with the movements both mother and baby make, working as a dyad from life in the womb to life in the outside world. These positions (ROA or OP) are unusual, not abnormal for birth and all are possible, though not necessarily optimal.
Two traditional Chinese medicine practitioners are interviewed in this insightful article that provides a gentle option for mothers carrying breech babies.
Read more…. Gentle Methods to Prevent and Turn Breech Babies: Using Traditional Chinese Medicine
