I'm back from another Lamaze conference . This year seemed to be "all about the baby." Almost every presentation I attended (a...

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

Saturday did not start well for me. I slept maybe 2 hours the night before, due to a combination of congestion and two little children who d...

Remember back when  the Aspen Women's Center banned "doulahs" ? There's another obstetrical practice that has not only ban...

In an article about electronic fetal monitoring for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Test leads to needless C-sections , maternal-fetal medicine ...

The fourth Lamaze Healthy Birth Carnival about " avoiding unnecessary or routine interventions " is about to begin and I hope I...

I came across three things today that made me smile. First, NursingBirth's post How one mom “Walked, moved around, and changed positio...

I am taking the liberty of reposting the entire announcement from Lamaze , written by Amy Romano, here. Launched in 2004 to summarize the ...

A British midwife and PhD recently submitted an article to Evidence Based Midwifery , a publication of the Royal College of Midwives. Some ...

I discovered a new website for expectant parents that helps them have healthier, safer births: Mother's Advocate . It has both videos a...

I might start doing a weekly wrap-up of miscellaneous news & articles that I find interesting. If I wait much longer than week, they sta...

Compare the below statement (long but worth reading) from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Royal College of Midw...

On the heels of ACOG's newest statement on home birth , I wanted to share my responses. 1) For the first time, ACOG has suddenly start...