Severe acute maternal morbidity (SAMM) is a maternal life-threatening event shortly before or after childbirth, often referred to as a ...

This letter explains why I want vaginal breech birth to remain a viable option for all women. It was originally written to a member of the  ...

Sometimes doing research is really, really boring. Other times I come across gems like this 1961 Lancet article titled " Management of ...

This article made me want to stand up, raise my fist in the air, and sing something about solidarity and the power of women. If you th...

The California Maternal Quality Care Collaorative (CMQCC) has just released a White Paper: Cesarean Deliveries, Outcomes, and Opportunities ...

Alethea, a labor & delivery nurse in a small community hospital, wrote this guest post about how to implement skin-to-skin in a hospital...

Inspired by Brieanne's story of giving birth at night to the sound of coyotes, Anna wrote a generational saga of two births – her own a...

A message from Susan Hodges of Citizens for Midwifery : ~~~~~ Effective Health Care Program Update:  New Draft Key Questions and a Draf...

I woke up Sunday morning feeling so much better. I took Dio to breakfast with me and brought him back before the first breakout session.  ...

I emailed Dr. Abdulla M. Al-Khan , the maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Hackensack University Medical Center who was quoted in the NBC ...

In a 2009 article about the risks of repeat cesareans , Dr. Marlin Mills, medical director of perinatal services with Banner Desert Medical ...

Lots of interesting things have come my way lately. Today's news roundup touches on cesareans, home birth, epidurals, and kangaroo care....

I came across several notable stories and blog posts this week relating to cesarean sections and VBAC. First, I want to share a lovely bir...

Last month, The New York Times featured an article about a rural Indian Health Service hospital that has achieved very low cesarean rates e...

Click for more details at The Unnecesarean : Any bets on next year's number? I'm going for 33%.

A message from ICAN president Desirre Andrews: Dear friend of ICAN, I am very excited to announce our January educational webinar, an on...

At the International Breech Conference, Dr. Marek Glezerman spoke about how to save the vanishing skill of vaginal breech birth. Dr. Glezer...

If a woman is forced to have an Elective Repeat Cesarean Section (abbreviated ERCS in the medical literature), but vigorously protests again...

A few days I spoke on the telephone with Dr. Stuart Fischbein , an obstetrician who is currently fighting his hospital's ban on VBAC and...