…felt like a distraction from Jess, her baby, and her birth in more clinical settings, and how this reinforced her confidence in home birth Why we all need to listen…
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At Least You Have a Healthy Baby: The Hidden Epidemic of Birth Trauma in the United States
…rate of birth trauma is 5.1 percent for women who gave birth at home, compared to 28.1 percent for women who gave birth in the hospital. Centering the mother’s well-being…
Centering Mothers with Support, Community, and Wisdom
…on, if someone’s planning a home birth and they have a home birth midwife who is also obviously providing that kind of care and continuity and sensitivity, does she want…
There’s No Place Like Home
…a day and a night, gave me ample time for reflection and contemplation on the process of birth, place of birth, and the work of being a birth attendant. Here’s…
Group B Strep (GBS) in Pregnancy and Birth: What’s a Mom to Do?
…the Risks? First of all, for women choosing to birth at home, the use of IV antibiotics in labor may not be a realistic option because in many states, home…
On the Big Letdown: A Conversation About Birth & Breastfeeding with Kimberly Seals Allers
…of birth change, birth joy, birth activism – you’re a busy momma, and I know a lot of mommas who are like, “I know I want to do this, but…
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