The Colorado legislature recently included a VBAC ban into pending midwifery regulations . Thanks to consumer activism, the Senate has now r...

A few human rights in childbirth cases in the news: Low-income women in Oregon forced to have cesareans:  If you are have a previous c-s...

Understanding and promoting physiology in childbirth has been an interest of mine since my graduate school years. See, for example, my one o...

Happy birthday Inga (5) and Ivy (3)! I don't have any pictures of Inga on her birthday, just videos, but here's her cake. Sh...

Okay, serious things first: two must-read pieces. The first is a fantastic writeup about the hormonal physiology of childbearing , written...

This arrived today and made my week (month...or even more!). It's Barbara Katz Rothman's new book A Bun In the Oven: How the Fo...

I recently went on the job market. One job was an open position in "sociology or a related field." Another was a joint position in...

4-year-old Inga wearing her 2-year-old sister Ivy... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

I'm excited about a new book about midwives of southern Mexico: Touching Bellies, Touching Lives: Midwives of Southern Mexico Tell Their...

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I've always wanted to celebrate the winter solstice, but until this year I kept forgetting! Last night we invited two families over. ...

If you've ever wondered why pumping doesn't feel the same as breastfeeding, or why pumping often isn't as effective, then watch ...

I just came across this must-read article about reproductive culture in Sweden: Welcome to Sweden: Notes on birthday condoms, home abortions...

I don't use Twitter much except to repost what I write here. But I had to add to the #7monthsawesome conversation! (I'm easy to f...

I've been breastfeeding for over 9 years straight, sometimes with both a baby and a toddler. I've nursed through 3 pregnancies. I re...

Guess what Zari's birthday present request was? "36-month aged Parmesan cheese and 7-year aged Cheddar cheese" I love this...

We missed out on Halloween last year. The closest festival in France involving costumes is Carnival in late February. But it's still not...

We've had six weeks of idyllic fall weather, ending in fall break for all of us. Leaves are just starting to fall, and our kids are thri...