Homemade Pregnant Belly Cast Makes Art of Expecting Mother's Body

For a unique keepsake of your pregnancy, try a homemade pregnant belly cast. A homemade belly cast is best done around 8 months along, although a progression of casts done each month of the pregnancy would also be really neat. This video gives you an idea of the process, with … [Read more...]

Honey, We Shrank His Penis.

Mothers exposed to phthalates during pregnancy may give birth to boys with incomplete genital development and impaired testicular function. Shanna Swan, a professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, authored a study recently, testing 106 expecting … [Read more...]

35 Reasons Why We Choose Homebirth

Why do I think a homebirth is so much better than a hospital birth? I've experienced a planned hospital birth, a planned homebirth that ended with an induced hospital birth (and a month-early preemie) because of pre-eclampsia, and two homebirths. I am a big proponent of giving … [Read more...]

The Vagina Monologues for Birth: Bold, a Global Arts-Based Movement Childbirth Choices

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/YhaGyM8fS_c&hl=en] Birth, a play by Karen Brody, is the story of eight mothers' experiences giving birth. It has been called "The Vagina Monologues for birth," by Dr. Christiane Northrup, and the play is part of BOLD (Birth on Labor Day), a … [Read more...]

Why I Hate Dr. Phil: Sensationalizing Home Births

First the AMA and now Dr. Phil: the attacks on a family's right to chose a home birth never seem to end. As a mother who has birthed both of her children at home, neither of which were "normal" births, I find such negative campaigning disturbing and upsetting. Just as I won't … [Read more...]