Birth Bliss: Aerlyn's Adventures in Midwifery

Journal about becoming a midwife--birth stories and random information about life...

Sunday, February 26, 2006

Cesarean Section News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/4701752.stm
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"The British and American experience, now powerfully supported by the Dutch results, tells us convincingly that homebirth and midwives are indeed 'safer than we thought.' Together they offer the safest option. The danger of home as a place of birth does not lie in its threat to the healthy survival of mothers and babies, but in its threat to the healthy survival of obstetricians and obstetric practice."
-Diana Korte & Roberta Scaer, A Good Birth, a Safe Birth, Harvard Common Press, 1995

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I am a midwife working in a joint practice in Portland, Oregon. Most of my time seems to be spent palpating blooming bellies and catching babies as they swim into a new universe. I feel honored to be present while these women birth themselves into motherhood. I feel like I am sneaking glimpses of a different world, riding the threshold between life and death, developing deep trust in what it means to give life, to give birth, and to completely surrender. I have been attending births since 1999 and can't imagine stopping!
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      • African Birth Collective
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      • On a more personal note....
      • C-Sections Cont.
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      • The Path to Becoming a Midwife
      • Legal Status of Midwifery
      • Ultrasounds
      • Birth Article
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      • Nutrition and Pregnancy
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Midwifery Related Links

  • A Woman's Point of View: Homebirth in Portland
  • African Birth Collective
  • Archive of reviewed midwifery articles
  • Birthworks--Michel Odent
  • Citizens for Midwifery
  • Foundation for Advancement of Midwifery
  • Gentle Birth
  • Informed choice information
  • Midwifery Digest
  • Midwifery Today
  • Midwives Alliance of North America
  • moondragon midwifery
  • NARM
  • Oregon Midwifery Council
  • Waterbirth International

Blogs to check out

  • The Student
  • Midwifery info, mostly articles
  • Feminist blogs
  • More midwifery info
  • Lunacy
  • Briana's Blog
  • Milliner's Dream

Other Childbirth Related Links

  • Acorn: A Brooklyn Toy Shop
  • Baby Name's
  • Baby Swap
  • Birth Video Collection
  • G diapers
  • Natural Birth and Baby Care.com
  • Optimal Fetal Positions

Random Links I like

  • Holistic Primary Care Medicine in Portland
  • People's Co-op
  • Indigenous Therapies
  • Earth Justice
  • Sage Mountain Herbs
  • Michael Floyd Photography

Unassisted Homebirth

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