The trend towards midwife assisted deliveries is growing in the United States. The rate is still not that of the world average, but the rates are increasing. Healthland Time even went so far as to call the increase a "spike". In other developed nations, midwives are routinely … [Read more...]
Delayed Cord Clamping [video]
Via: thestir.cafemom.com … [Read more...]
Is the childhood obesity epidemic linked to c-sections?
New research has confirmed older studies about the benefit of probiotics in the birth canal. There is an interesting connection between method of birth and children's weight. Bacteria found in the birth canal helps regulate metabolism, thus it seems likely there is a link … [Read more...]
US maternity practices: routine vs. evidence-based
Via: ImprovingBirth.org … [Read more...]
Natural childbirth: Benefits of lotus birth vs. delayed cord clamping
There's a new trend amongst natural home birthers getting attention by the media...the lotus birth. When I first heard the term, images from Ina May's book Spiritual Midwifery came to mind of women having natural, orgasmic births imagining a lotus flower opening to … [Read more...]
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