Hello Everyone!
I'm hoping to get in touch with some Australian Birth Attendants / Doulas
who would be interested in contributing their experiences and personal
journey on becoming a Birth Attendant, for an article I am writing on
BellyBelly. The Birth Attendant / Doula movement has had some
Below is an excerpt
from the march Midwifery Today e-news. An interesting remark from Gloria LeMay,
a very experienced midwife in USA
started off the theme. What do others think? MM
When I read Gloria's
statement, One of the reasons we have so much interference in North
American birth
Hi all,
Has anyone used/advised evening primrose oil
vaginally to ripen the cervixof overdue women? If so, what
dose? Is the capsule of oil opened first or does it disolve once
inserted. Any studies done on this procedure at all? What are the
possible side effectsand hazards? How "overdue"
http://www.couriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,15268550%255E3102,00.htmlPush
to strip hospitals of birthingRenee
Viellaris and Margaret Wenham13may05MATERNITY
services should be stripped from hospitals and transferred to new holistic
community "bub-hubs" to improve care for
It is a bit bewildering for women these days when
there is so much to choose from and different levels of caregiver. It is the
caregivers who make such a big deal of childbirth. The mere fact that we have
set up offer childbirth preparation classes says something. What are
wereally
