Giving Birth Naturally

Scariest event of my life as a parent happened tonight. I was walking into our living room with my little man trailing behind me when he tripped and fell on his back just before crossing the ...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2011/06/toddler-stage-linked-to-premature-aging.html

PLUS SIZE DOULA CONNECTIONS , a project spearheaded by Jen McLellan who found her own doula's support invaluable during her own natural childbirth as a plus size mother, seeks to facilitate acces...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2011/05/plus-size-doula-connections.html

We are dedicated to helping expectant parents make informed childbearing choices to enable the healthiest, safest, most satisfying birth possible. While birth can be unpredictable, there is subst...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2011/04/call-for-submissions.html

Preparing for the Possibility of a C-Section Most first time moms don't consider the possibility of having a C-section, but with almost 1 in 3 babies born via Cesarean section, preparing for t...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2011/01/guest-post-preparing-for-possibility-of.html

Krista Arriagada (Earth Mama Angel Baby eGift certificate), Carrie Lee Farris (Laboring Under an Illusion DVD) and Ginnie Jester (Earth Mama Angel Baby eGift certificate) Congratulations to yo...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2010/12/and-winners-of-giveaway-are.html

We're excited to offer another Giveaway this month! Enter to win one of 3 prizes.  Multiple entries per person accepted all month long (see How to Win for full details). THE PRIZES 2 LUCKY W...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2010/11/november-giveaway-3-lucky-people-will.html

Laboring Under an Illusion: Mass Media Childbirth vs. The Real Thing Filmmaker: Vicki Elson 50 minutes, $19.95 (orders of 5 of more are $13.95 each) for any use except broadcast www.birth-med...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2010/08/film-review-laboring-under-illusion.html

My thanks to DrugWatch.com, a comprehensive website database that includes up-to-date information about prescription and over-the-counter medications and potential side effects to aid in the prot...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2010/07/guest-post-popular-drugs-pose-serious.html

Heather Hannah! Congratulations Heather, I hope CJ's BUTTer comes in handy once your little one arrives in June. Thank you to all who entered.  If you didn't win this time around, don't worr...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2010/04/and-winner-of-spring-giveaway-is.html

We're excited to sponsor another free Spring Giveaway this month! You can even earn extra entries (see How to Enter for full details). 1 lucky winner will receive a free assortment of CJ's BUT...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2010/03/enter-our-spring-giveaway-win-free.html

I'm thrilled to announce the arrival of our first son, Oryn Oliver, via unassisted homebirth, on 3-9-10 at 8:23am after about an hour and a half labor. He weighed in at a whopping 9lbs 3oz (at...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2010/03/its-boy.html

Congratulations to: Eugenia (Entry #1) Alexis (Entry #8) Jenna (Entry #10) You've each won a free copy of the new iPhone App, Baby's Here to send out birth announcements via your iPhone. K...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2010/02/and-iphone-app-winners-are.html

We're excited to sponsor a free giveaway this month. 3 lucky winners will be chosen to receive a free copy of the Baby's Here iPhone App : The Baby's Here iPhone app gives you the power to send...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2010/02/giveaway-win-free-babys-here-iphone.html

After 4 years, 1 month and 17 days of trying, I'm THRILLED to announce that I'm expecting our third child in March. We are, of course, planning a midwife-assisted homebirth. SO, WHY DID I WAIT S...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2009/10/4-years-1-month-and-17-days.html

ACOG recently released new guidelines on fluid intake during labor, loosening the restriction on ice chips only to "modest amounts of clear liquids". The full news release can be seen at http://...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2009/09/acog-revises-position-on-fluids-during.html

An OB of a very rare breed, a homebirth, VBAC and vaginal breech supporter, Dr. Stuart Fischbein, who actively collaborates with midwives, needs your help. He is currently being threatened with ...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2009/08/homebirth-friendly-ob-needs-your-help.html

If ACOG were a dog breed, it would be a pit bull - tenacious and aggressive when threatened. Their latest tactics include soliciting failed homebirth stories, with or without negative outcomes, ...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2009/08/acog-steps-up-anti-homebirth-game.html

In the early 90s, Mayim Bialik was the teen icon of the show "Blossom", wherein she lived with her two brothers and spent time with her best friend, Six. I must admit that although I've heard of...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2009/08/mayim-bialik-blossoms-into-my-kind-of.html

Abby Epstein & Ricki Lake, who produced the ground-breaking documentary, The Business of Being Born, are again giving back to the birth world through their new site, MyBestBirth.com. They're cu...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2009/07/abby-ricki-overdeliver-again-webisode.html

The Society of Obstetricians & Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC) has made a shocking announcement this week: to not only offer vaginal breech birth but to also establish training programs nationwide...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2009/06/vaginal-breech-birth-socg.html

So sorry to have been MIA for so long. After 4 cases of pneumonia (1 child, 2 husband, 1 myself), 3 nasty flus (2 me, 1 child), 2 asthma attacks, and an extreme supra-chondryall fracture of the h...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2009/06/mia.html

A new study analyzed data from Listening to Mothers II, a nationally representative survey of 1,573 mothers who had given birth in a hospital to a single infant in 2005. Mothers were asked retros...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2009/03/stating-obvious-hospital-practices.html

A new product, Vitagel , is being used to assist mothers recovering from c-sections. While I completely support minimizing recovery time and maximizing patient comfort and safety, I can't help ...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2009/03/new-product-to-help-with-c-section.html

Today, the CDC released preliminary birth data for 2007 . While some statistics were encouraging, namely that preterm birth, the leading cause of infant mortality in the US, decreased for the fir...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2009/03/cdc-stats-are-in-c-sections-are-again.html

Hazel Williams of the University of Sussex recently contacted me about a study she is conducting on the effect of social support on childbirth experiences. Details are posted below: This month a...

http://blog.givingbirthnaturally.com/2009/03/proposed-research-study-on-social.html