Once again, hospital staff decides that it knows what is better for a child than the parents. A nurse on staff at Summerlin Hospital in Las Vegas reported the parents of a newborn to social services and had the baby held at the hospital without parental consent, simply because the parents opted for an alternative […]
Activism
Placentas and Homebirthing Hippies,… or not.
By now I hope you have had the chance to read a fantastic blog post written by Gina Crosley-Corcoran, entitled “I’m Birthing at Home and Eating My Placenta, and I Swear I’m Not Even a Hippy“. If you haven’t, head on over to The Feminist Breeder’s Blog and give it a read. I found it […]
OB/GYN Journal Fast Tracks Anti-Home Birth Study in Advance of Pro-Midwife Legislation
I just received this press release from The Big Push for Midwives campaign. I’m so shocked that the anti-home birth and anti-midwife spin machine is swinging into high gear now that we’re set to make some progress in protecting midwifery. ** sarcasm alert!** International Expert Calls Study Deeply Flawed and Politically Motivated FOR […]
PBi at the Oh Mama! Yoga Birth & Baby Fair help Midwives for Haiti
PBi-Trained Placenta Encapsulation Specialist®s, McKenzie Casad and Nicole Link-Troen spent their Mother’s Day Saturday in a unique way, surrounded by and educating new mothers! The pair of specialists from Washington, DC and Richmond, VA, respectively, teamed up at the Oh Mama! Yoga Birth & Baby Fair in Richmond, VA. This expo was primarily a […]
A Prescription for Disaster for Postpartum Mothers!
By Guest Blogger, Leigh Anne DuChene The Mothers Act and Health Care Bill is a prescription for disaster for postpartum mothers! This bill works to get anti-depressants, and who know what other kinds of drugs, into the hands of new moms before they leave the hospital. The package labels on antidepressants states that […]
Supplies to pregnant mamas in Haiti
Patricia Couch, a midwife at the Bella Vie Gentle Birth Center in Salem, OR, is gathering donations for supplies and will be going down to Haiti on February 19 with the organization Midwives for Haiti to help pregnant women devastated by the earthquake. If you would like to support her efforts, please call Bella Vie […]
