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New Mexico: US’ highest midwife delivery rate of 24% for all births

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]

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Is the childhood obesity epidemic linked to c-sections?

Just over nine per cent of the children in the study were born by caesarean, and on average were two ounces lighter than those delivered naturally. But by the age of six weeks, those surgically delivered were consistently heavier than their naturally-born counterparts at almost all points - even when other factors such as their mother’s weight and whether they were breastfed were taken into account. The risk of obesity was particularly marked among children born to overweight mothers, the researchers said. In total, a third of all the three-year-olds in the study were overweight, while at the age of seven and 15 there was a 17 per cent chance of a child being obese. The research, published in the International Journal of Obesity, also highlighted the risks to women of undertaking a caesarean including increased chance of bowel or bladder injuries as well as future pregnancy complications.

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

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Natural childbirth: Benefits of lotus birth vs. delayed cord clamping

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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Jennifer is a vegetarian, yoga teacher, gardener, hiker, teacher, and mother that has been living off-the-grid for over 20 years.

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