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An L&D Nurse Encourages Birth Center and Home Births
November 9th, 2008 Posted by Other Contributors in Hospital Birth ⋅ Comments »
I am a labor and delivery nurse and I must say that I see all too often women coming in who want a natural birth and are not being supported ...
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How can a government office advocate ignorance and discourage their clients from educating themselves and making informed decisions regarding their own body?
November 7th, 2008 Posted by Other Contributors in AMA Resolution, Hospital Birth, Miscellaneous ⋅ 1 Comment »
My daughter is going thru the local health dept for her prenatal medical care. After my daughter’s third visit to the Health dept and her coming home without any pertinent updates ...
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EDUCATE YOURSELF!!!
November 5th, 2008 Posted by Other Contributors in Hospital Birth ⋅ Comments »
Don't bury your head in the sand towards the end of your pregnancy. Learn about how birth works. Take a class. Be an advocate for yourself so that when your ...
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The thing with the hospital that bothered me the most, was the pressure to have drugs duing labor….
October 18th, 2008 Posted by Other Contributors in Birth Stories, Hospital Birth ⋅ Comments »
Natalie's Birth Story
Baby's Birth Date: 9-6-07
Birth Story: I found out I was pregnant only 2 1/2 months before my husband left for a year long deployment in Iraq. I severely ...
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I will be stressing a VBAC….natural birth with my second child!
October 18th, 2008 Posted by Other Contributors in Birth Stories, Hospital Birth ⋅ Comments »
Baby's Birth Date: nov 7, 2006
Birth Story: I had my daughter at 9:30pm on nov 7, 2006. My doctor, because of medical issues, decided to induce the morning of the ...
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Allyson’s Birth Story: “Hospital staff are sadly disconnected from the natural process….”
October 18th, 2008 Posted by Other Contributors in Birth Stories, Hospital Birth ⋅ Comments »
Baby's Birth Date: 11/12/08
Birth Story: My husband and I are both physical therapists working for a hospital system. As therapists we are well aware of reasons to avoid medications and ...
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Christine’s Birth Story: Short and Sweet!
October 18th, 2008 Posted by Other Contributors in Birth Stories, Hospital Birth ⋅ Comments »
Baby's Birth Date: June 5, 2007
Birth Story: I was apprehensive about telling my OB/GYN that I wanted a midwife, but she was SUPPORTIVE and encouraged it. And I thought I ...
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After 41 hours of unmedicated labor….
October 18th, 2008 Posted by Other Contributors in Birth Stories, Hospital Birth ⋅ Comments »
Baby's Birth Date: 7/31/07
Birth Story: After 41 hours of unmedicated labor I gave birth to little C.S. Lowe.
It was, by far, the longest two days of my life but I ...
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PTSD After Childbirth
October 1st, 2008 Posted by Other Contributors in Hospital Birth ⋅ Comments »
Click here to view a news report by station WCBS in New York on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after childbirth. The report states, "A recent study says up to ...
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A birth that your body leads
September 23rd, 2008 Posted by Other Contributors in Birth Stories, Hospital Birth, Responses to the Film ⋅ Comments »
After seeing the BOBB, I realize how much I missed having a hospital birth and how little I actually knew heading in there. I was two weeks overdue with my ...
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