So tonight I called a midwife. She seems nice. I have lots of questions I’d like to ask her, but it’s kind of hard with the children going ballistic around me. We talked briefly about her experience.  She’s had 2 apprentices, both of which dropped out of the midwifery program at ATM. She requires her [...]

I am a supporter of choice. Not because I would ever have an abortion, but because I view choice from the other end of the spectrum – the choice of the mother in where, how, and with whom she gives birth. If we limit the choice  to very black and white – you’re pregnant and [...]

This is worth noting. Commentary will come later, when I’m not nursing. C-Sections, Necessary or Not, Increase Maternal Morbidity and Mortality NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jan 11 – All cesarean sections put women at increased risk of adverse events, including death, according to the World Health Organization’s Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health Research [...]