Archive for the 'political' Category
pamela on Sep 17 2008 | Filed under: amazing people, birth activism, evidence-based research, homebirth in the media, incredible people, media, moment of birth, political, research, revolutionizing birth
Please pass this on:
This video is geared towards fathers, has many father’s experiences, but it is a vital message for us all.
It is so very important. We will not change this world without changing how we treat babies at the moment of birth.
Please, hands off those babies that are making the transition well. […]
spamelita on Nov 01 2007 | Filed under: political
This is off the topic of birth, but timely for women to be aware of. In the last five to ten years, there has been an increase in surgical procedures to alter a woman’s sexual organs.
It starts with the commonly-known breast enlargement, lift, etc. I think I’m pretty numb to that already, as […]
spamelita on Oct 25 2007 | Filed under: political, revolutionizing birth
The truth is, we don’t. We don’t organize it to be nice. We don’t organize it to be palatable. We don’t organize it to be ‘good’ women so that the press and others will hear us ‘better’.
Please be aware: I struggled with posting the graphic photos in this entry. I […]
spamelita on Oct 24 2007 | Filed under: homebirth in the media, political
To The Contrary podcast on unattended homebirth can be found here -
The discussion about Unattended birth starts around 19 minutes in.
Have a bottle of Motherwort close by. If it weren’t so sad, it would be funny.
spamelita on Oct 23 2007 | Filed under: childbirth in the media, homebirth in the media, political
Saw this link from Rixa’s blog and wanted to share it.
What Women Aren’t Told About Childbirth
I especially love the comments (/sarcasm). Some of them are perfect examples of the myths and fears perpetuated around birth. It seems there is always a labor / birth story that unravels until it’s turned into a ‘big […]
spamelita on Sep 14 2007 | Filed under: birth activism, midwife practice, political, race
I’d like to hear from all of you but specifically Minority Midwifery Student and LaborPayne in regards to this:
In my midwifery school, it was VERY rare to see a woman of color. In my experiences in the birth activism/lactivism world, again, not only is it nearly all white women but the class issue plays […]
spamelita on Aug 27 2007 | Filed under: good reads, political
so i read it in one night. sure it meant that i went to bed at 4am, but my daughter had two friends over for a sleepover, so it wasn’t difficult.
(and in the middle of reading, a couple that i agreed to provide unassisted birth support for called me - ….a girl!)
i loved […]
spamelita on Aug 11 2007 | Filed under: midwife practice, political, ranty
I have to say that I’m always fully supportive of women to make their own, informed choices. I just need to point out that I am grateful - eternally, blissfully grateful - that my view of birth is vastly different than what is seen in the hospital. Even in “normal” hospital births.
Barb Herrera […]
spamelita on Jul 01 2007 | Filed under: midwife practice, political, research, unlearning midwifery
From the Journal of Family Practice, way back in 2005
So why are we still using them?
(I disagree about the benefits of a 50gram glucose tolerance test in pregnancy - I still stand by the use of a glucometer for women with concerns about blood sugar in pregnancy as a more effective, and more user-friendly […]
