Good news came this week for Oregon moms who wish to use their placentas for postpartum recovery. The Oregon Senate approved a bill allowing mothers to take their baby’s placentas home, despite the state law labeling placentas as medical waste. “The state Senate unanimously approved the bill Monday, as the House did in March. The […]
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Mentally Preparing For Birth
From my personal experience, mentally preparing for birth is just as important, and maybe even more important than physical preparation. We exercise and eat right to prepare for birth. We make playlists and pack bags for overnights stays. We might set up nurseries and buy baby goods designed to make a new baby comfy […]
Is Low Amniotic Fluid Reason to Induce?
It seems that lately I have had more than a few clients who were induced due to low amniotic fluid levels. I honestly didn’t know much about this particular topic and thought I’d dig up some info. I was curious what the implications were for mother and baby if the pregnancy continued with low fluid […]
Language development begins in the womb
Evidence suggests that babies at 28 weeks gestation can distinguish certain syllables such as “ga” and “ba” and identify male and female voices. “Experts already know that babies are able to hear noises in the womb – the ear and the auditory part of the brain that allow this are formed by around 23 […]
A Monkey as a Midwife
The art of midwifery has a deep, rich history dating back to The Old Testament, but what if it went back even further than that? Could midwifery be a practice that dates back to the origin of (wo)man? A new article addresses the idea that midwifery may not be an exclusively human role. Chinese […]
Birth Centers: As safe as hospitals for low-risk mothers
The birth world was abuzz this week with the release of a recent review of birth center outcomes by the Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health. The study followed more than 15,000 moms-to-be who were planning to give birth within a midwife-run birth center. The conclusion of the review showed birth centers to be […]
