BirthNerd
Links, information, and thoughts from a birth nerd and maybe-future-midwife.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
A lesson in being wary of health articles in the news
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I recently read a news article about a new study on the safety of home birth. Later, I wanted to find the article again. All I remembered wa...
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Friday, October 7, 2011
First birth
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Well, I went to my very first birth recently. Up until a few days ago, I'd never so much as been around a woman in labor (except for whe...
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Quickie book reviews
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The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin: Lots of very practical information for helping a woman in labor. For example, I'd heard of doulas ...
Friday, August 5, 2011
Book review: Birth as an American Rite of Passage
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Today's book review: Birth as an American Rite of Passage by Robbie Davis-Floyd. I read this book at least two months ago, honestly. ...
Friday, July 29, 2011
Doula training
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Oh my goodness. Doula training was amazing. Just amazing. 50 women, every one so passionate about birth, together for four intensive, wonde...
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Friday, July 8, 2011
Pre-Modern Death in Childbirth
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More than once, I've seen homebirth advocates remark that homebirth is good and safe because it's natural: before there were hospita...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Big steps
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I signed up for a doula training course. On one hand, it's not much. Just training. I'm not quittin' my day job and I'm no...
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