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Milbank Report: Evidence-Based Maternity Care: What It Is and What It...

Oct 10, 8:45am    (1 review)  pregnancy, birth  http://www.childbirthconnection.org/arti...

From the page: "Childbearing women need to understand that maternity care that is routinely available often is not in the best interest of themselves and their babies. Pregnant women have the right and responsibility to become informed and make wise choices â€" for example, their choice of caregiver, birth setting and specific procedures, drugs and tests. Becoming informed and taking responsibility can be a big task â€" and can have very big pay-offs."

YouTube - Prevent Cesarean Surgery

Oct 8, 12:36pm    (2 reviews)  pregnancy, video, birth  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZy0JPtub...

Prevent SURGICAL BIRTH. good brief video on what the experience of Cesarean birth is like, its dangers, and how to prevent it. Should be viewed widely for all families of childbearing age.

YouTube - My Twin Homebirth VBAC (HBAC)

Oct 8, 11:39am    (1 review)  video, birth, twins, homebirth, vbac  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XmwED82p...

Just a great story of a family that worked hard and traveled far to have their twins at home naturally instead of as an induced surgical birth. Glory given to God!

It happened in the eighth inning ... | chillicothegazette.com | Chillicothe...

Oct 8, 8:37am    (2 reviews)  baseball, birth  http://www.chillicothegazette.com/apps/p...

Look, dads! Here's a baseballgame-turned-birth-story from a man's point of view. Intelligent couple, had their first baby at home with a midwife and avoided lots of birth trauma.

Lamaze International Home

Sep 27, 6:50pm    (1 review)  birth, breech  http://www.lamaze.org/

Lamaze Philosophy of Birth * Birth is normal, natural and healthy. * The experience of birth profoundly affects women and their families. * Women's inner wisdom guides them through birth. * Women's confidence and ability to give birth is either enhanced or diminished by the care provider and place of birth. * Women have the right to give birth free from routine medical interventions. * Birth can safely take place in homes, birth centers and hospitals. * Childbirth education empowers women to make informed choices in health care, to assume responsibility for their health and to trust their inner wisdom. of interest on this site: Planned Cesarean Surgery Is No Safer for Breech Births. Despite one study's conclusion that planned cesarean surgery results in superior outcomes for babies and equivalent outcomes for mothers, flaws in this research indicate otherwise. In "When Research is Flawed," obstetric research expert Henci Goer finds several problems in how the Hannah study--a randomized trial to compare planned cesarean surgery vs. planned vaginal birth for breech births--was conducted and its interpretations of the results. Other studies, based on a good selection of patients, contradict these findings and report that with a good selection of patients, properly trained medical staff and careful management during labor, vaginal birth is safe for breech babies. "When Research is Flawed," developed by the Lamaze Institute for Normal Birth, provides brief critiques of some of the most influential research studies published on topics that shape and affect policy and practice in maternal-child health care, such as breech birth. These research study critiques help childbirth professionals evaluate the quality of evidence and communicate that evidence to expectant parents, who may be misled or confused by information they receive from the media. Read the complete critique on the Hannah study on breech birth, as well as critiques of studies on epidural analgesia, home birth, induction of labor and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) at "When Research is Flawed" on the Research page of www.lamaze.org.

Home

Sep 27, 6:45pm    (1 review)  birth  http://tatia.org/

Cytotec is commonly used to induce labor, but it is not approved for use in this manner by the FDA or anyone else but obstetric tradition. Women and babies DIE from this. Just because it is routine use does not make it safe or wise. Please read this site and be informed before allowing someone to induce your labor with this drug(or other nonnatural methods. Because misoprostol ("miso," "Cytotec") is being used more and more--without informed consent and without being FDA-approved for use on pregnant women, a mother, Maddy Oden--who lost her daughter and grand-daughter because of this drug--has developed this Web site for us all. Maddy started the Tatia Oden French Memorial Foundation after her daughter, Tatia, and Tatia's daughter, Zorah, died after being given Cytotec. The foundation is dedicated to empowering woman, specifically in the area of childbirth.

Birth Injuries Related to Umbilical cord Clamping

Sep 27, 6:37pm    (1 review)  birth  http://www.cordclamp.com/

Cutting and clamping the cord immediately at birth can cause health problems. Completely avoidable health problems. Find out why here.

Lamaze International: When Research is Flawed: Vaginal Breech Birth...

Sep 27, 6:28pm    (1 review)  pregnancy, birth, breech  http://www.lamaze.org/Research/WhenResea...

Good article explaining the flaws and fallacies in this study on breech birth. Planned Cesarean birth is really no safer than planned vaginal birth with a trained and experienced attendant.

Birth Matters Virginia

Sep 24, 2:03pm    (1 review)  midwifery, birth  http://www.birthmattersva.org/

For all you ladies in VA looking for a good midwife, here's a good place to start looking.

The London Birth Practice - Independent Midwives specialising in home...

Sep 24, 12:58pm    (2 reviews)  birth, homebirth, breech  http://londonbirthpractice.co.uk/joomla/...

Wonderful photo series of a homebirth with a breech baby and a nuchal chord. Great outcome! Birth works.