pamela on Jun 19 2008 | Filed under: birth activism, birth trust, media
So many eloquent bloggers have written about the recent ACOG /AMA drama that I have decided to link to their thoughts rather than blab on and on in my usual fashion.
The Huffington Post’s feature from Ricki Lake, Jennifer Block and Abby Epstein
Celebrity gossip rag TMZ even had their own take on it
USA Today
RH (Reproductive Health) […]
pamela on Jun 12 2008 | Filed under: articles, birth activism, birth trust, media, what???
One of my closest birth friends, Linda, recently wrote her reaction to a statement put out by ACOG (part of their annual legislative review). The statement (entitled “‘Lay’ Midwives and Homebirth: Troubling Trends in Legislation”) reminds me of the propaganda pushed in the early 20th century to sway women from midwives to physicians. […]
pamela on May 06 2008 | Filed under: articles, birth trust, life of a midwife
Amie and Elizabeth over at The Birth Spool (if you don’t have their blog bookmarked, I recommend it!) interviewed me recently for their blog. The interview is found here - it’s a bit wordy (no surprise to those of you that know me in real life!).
pamela on Apr 30 2008 | Filed under: birth activism, birth trust, birth video, good websites, media
Sarah Stewart commented on my blog:
Collecting names and stories of inspiring midwives for International Day of the Midwife
Who is the midwife who inspires you?
As a response to a post I wrote about the midwives who have inspired me over the years, I am collecting names and stories that will be published in the journal of […]
pamela on Apr 23 2008 | Filed under: birth trust, incredible people, life of a midwife
The bad things in life open your eyes to the good things
you weren’t paying attention to before. - From Goodwill Hunting
♥ ♥
The past couple months have been really challenging in both my personal and my professional life. Looking back I can see that it is clear I was being put to the test. […]
pamela on Mar 28 2008 | Filed under: articles, birth photos, birth story, birth trust, breech birth
Here is an intelligent, beautiful post written by Australian midwife Lisa Barrett on breech vaginal births. She has the most gorgeous photos that accompany the post!
pamela on Mar 28 2008 | Filed under: articles, birth trust, breastfeeding, evidence-based research
we stopped doing things to mothers and babies at birth and immediately postpartum that are not helpful or beneficial to the health of both? Certainly the medical model and even the midwifery model of care uses various rituals in childbirth that are not necessary - but does it take an evidence-based article to stop […]
pamela on Mar 21 2008 | Filed under: birth trust, births, life of a midwife
New parents welcomed their first baby, a boy, breech at home yesterday afternoon. Baby weighed in at 8lbs.
This week has been intense and I wish I could share more, but they’re not my stories to tell without permission (and asking for that has been the last thing on my mind lately). I’m glad […]
