Moms' Height Affects Kids' Health

Here I am, 6 feet tall, and the only things I can reliably do with my height is bump my head and trip over my own feet. But now a new study shows that kids born to taller mamas may actually fare better. Who knew? The US-run study was performed in India, where the average height … [Read more...]

Would H.R.20: Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act Mandate Mothers' Mental Health Tests?

H.R.20: Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act passed this week in the House of Representatives and is headed to the Senate. Many people fear H.R.20 would require that all mothers would be screened for postpartum depression shortly after the birth of their child. The screening could … [Read more...]

Home Birth Is So Normal, It's Used to Sell Mattresses…

... at least in Spain: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/iZy_wcZBkgw&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0] This great video has been circulating around the birth-activist regions of the blogosphere recently, since it first aired a few days ago. It's a television commercial for a … [Read more...]

Home Birthing is Gasp Safe!

Those crazy Europeans. They think that--gaffaw--home birthing is safe! Haven't they heard about home birth activist Janet Fraser and her very personal tragedy? You know the story: an unassisted childbirth ended with her baby's death, for reasons that have not yet been determined. … [Read more...]

From Pro-Life Feminist to Pro-Choice Mama: My Change in Beliefs

(Ready, Cate? 1. Open can of worms. 2. Dump on head.) NPR recently reported that in some Planned Parenthood clinics, the abortion rate is up. We’ve seen some people who said that they didn’t really think that they would ever be making this decision, but recognize that this is a … [Read more...]