As I put the last ginger chew,purchased to quell my morning sickness, into my mouth, I realize that I’m doing this out of habit, and not because I still need it to soothe my tummy. It wasn’t a bad dream. I roll over and pick up my 5lb yorkshire terrier Sprite, and tuck him under […]
Filed under: Childbirth preparation, placenta, Natural Health, Health Rights, natural parenting, unassisted birth, women, birth, natural birth, midwives, Uncategorized on July 14th, 2010 | No Comments »
Motherhood: A Call to Return to Joy.
We spend a lot of time, money and effort in this “civilized” society,
Contradicting-covering up all signs of having been a mother-So much value is put on the “resilience” of womanhood, that we’ve forgotten the importance of transformation.
See, sometimes it is better to move forward-and not to go back […]
Filed under: unassisted birth, natural parenting, Childbirth preparation, Natural Health, midwives, natural birth, women, birth, spirituality, women's rights, Uncategorized on October 18th, 2009 | No Comments »
Motherhood: A Call to Return to Joy.
We spend a lot of time, money and effort in this “civilized” society,
Contradicting-covering up all signs of having been a mother-So much value is put on the “resilience” of womanhood, that we’ve forgotten the importance of transformation.
See, sometimes it is better to move forward-and not to go back […]
Filed under: unassisted birth, natural parenting, Childbirth preparation, Natural Health, midwives, natural birth, women, birth, spirituality, women's rights, Uncategorized on October 18th, 2009 | No Comments »
We all have been where I am now. A million different reasons, circumstances and events have brought us each to the spot I have just stepped off of…on my way to where my choice will lead.
I’m talking about that feeling ladies-the one where we are BURSTING with something fresh, lovely, bold, intuitive, brazen or just […]
Filed under: liberal, fundamentalism, placenta, alternative lifestyle, sex, Health Rights, Codex Alimentarius, Natural Health, Childbirth preparation, circumcision, spirituality, birth, women, women's rights, natural birth, natural parenting, unassisted birth, midwives, Uncategorized on June 23rd, 2009 | No Comments »
I kept hearing about it….and I finally gave it a go-it’s a great way to get ahold of people quickly! I’ll be posting blog post links for both blogs, contests, sales, and personal updates there-soo much less time involved!
Follow me here: http://twitter.com/shebirths
As soon as I hit 1000 follows, I’m going to offer a really exciting […]
Filed under: alternative lifestyle, liberal, placenta, sex, Natural Health, Health Rights, Bill C-51, Codex Alimentarius, Childbirth preparation, circumcision, spirituality, birth, women, women's rights, natural birth, natural parenting, unassisted birth, midwives, Uncategorized on June 23rd, 2009 | No Comments »
* This post evolved into something I wasn’t expecting-it mentions maternal/baby deaths, and I would NOT suggest reading this if you are pregnant and/or haven’t come to terms with this topic. *
I have started this post so many times I’ve lost count. In my most recent blog post on (*if you’re expecting a baby, please […]
Filed under: liberal, fundamentalism, placenta, alternative lifestyle, sex, Health Rights, Codex Alimentarius, Natural Health, Childbirth preparation, natural parenting, spirituality, birth, women, women's rights, natural birth, unassisted birth, midwives, Uncategorized on March 23rd, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Filed under: placenta, Childbirth preparation, liberal, Natural Health, Health Rights, unassisted birth, midwives, birth, women, spirituality, women's rights, natural birth, Uncategorized on February 12th, 2009 | No Comments »
I received an “interesting” email last week, from a lady by the name of Kate. Here’s what her email said:
Hi! I was referred to your blog. We are currently casting for an upcoming series with the Oxygen network featuring pregnant women ages 20-29. We’d love for you to post or pass along the attached casting […]
Filed under: unassisted birth, Childbirth preparation, alternative lifestyle, Natural Health, midwives, natural birth, birth, spirituality, women's rights, women on December 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
Did that title get your attention? I hope so, because the product I’m going to share with you today is both unusual, and amazing. I am very excited to share this for a few reasons, and here are just a few:
1) It’s about friggin’ time someone created something about what we could do aside from perinatal […]
Filed under: sex, Natural Health, Health Rights, Childbirth preparation, unassisted birth, birth, natural birth, midwives, women on December 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
Quote:
Not all physicians agree with the AMA’s position, however. Dr. Andrew
Kotaska, noted Canadian researcher and Clinical Director of Obstetrics and
Gynecology at Stanton Territorial Hospital, issued the following response:
I would invite ACOG to join the rest of us in the 21st century.
Modern ethics does not equivocate: maternal autonomy takes precedence over
medical recommendations based on beneficience, whether […]
Filed under: Codex Alimentarius, Bill C-51, Health Rights, Natural Health, alternative lifestyle, natural birth, natural parenting, Childbirth preparation, birth on June 29th, 2008 | 2 Comments »