My blogroll is in serious need of updating. Part of the problem comes from me constantly discovering new blogs that I have to follow. Like t...

It's coming some time in March! I've been involved with this book project since the 2009 Lamaze conference in Orlando, where I met ...

The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics just released a report on home birth (PDF) . Filled with graphics and easily understood...

Zari is 5 years old and will be kindergarten age next fall. Ever since she was born, I've been telling myself that I'll do whatever...

From Adbusters , a spoof ad titled " Brand Baby ":

February 3-4, 2012 University of Utah, College of Nursing Auditorium, Rm. 2300 Sponsored by: The Utah Affiliate of the American College ...

A reader sent me this photo of herself nursing her baby at the Fountain of the Four Seasons. Located at Iowa State University's Memorial...

Sometimes I come across a topic I want to know more about and start reading everything I can get my hands on. One recent interest was aborti...

My family likes to make things. When we get together for Christmas, we usually have a large family project. In past years, we've done si...

I was looking through similar posts from Dio's babyhood and getting really nostalgic. I love the baby stage so much and feel sad when it...

I follow a few design blogs ( Little Green Notebook and more recently Centsational Girl , after I found her board and batten tutorial). I ...

is the commenter known as "University of Utah Student Midwives"! I need you to contact me ASAP with your mailing address. If I d...

When I was at the Lamaze conference this fall, I met the creators of the Birthingown . Finally, a maternity gown that's as beautiful as ...

Robin Lim, a midwife in Indonesia, was just named the CNN Hero of the Year ! She was well-known among many midwives in Iowa (where I did my ...

Last night at 1am Zari burst out of her room yelling at the top of her lungs. Think 5-year-old girl imitating Braveheart. She yelled all the...

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

Four nights ago, we put Inga's crib in a separate bedroom in the hope that she would sleep better. The bedroom is very dark, we moved th...

Thanks for your witty submissions for my nursing cover caption ! This one scored highest on my laugh-o-meter: Close runner-up:

Curious girl Showing off her teeth 3 siblings Zari took this picture... ...and this one We like to make animals out of brea...

Inga developed so many new skills between 7 and 9 months. She started crawling right around 7 months and learned how to pull herself up to s...