It sounds so presumptuous to say my “review”. But I saw the UNLV production of The Vagina Monologues Friday night, and I have been thinking about it. Which I suppose was the point. So these are my thoughts.
I have given the vagina quite a bit of thought over the years, for a variety of reasons. […]

Three placentas have been found in sewage treatment plant filters in Chicago. Officials are investigating.
This is unbelievable. Placentas are not trash! They should never be dumped in a sewer in such a disgraceful manner. It is dishonorable, and casts a negative light on our society. Where is the sacred in birth when we treat the […]

This is from Dr. Chandler Marrs, a colleague of mine over at UNLV. She has worked extensively in the area of postpartum hormone research, and needs some help collecting data.

The UNLV Maternal Health Lab is conducting two surveys on postpartum mental health. We need 500 postpartum women and their partners, who have had children within […]

Monitoring of the third and final stage of labor, the birth of the placenta, needs to be more closely monitored. Postpartum hemorrhage is increasing, with very negative effects on maternal outcomes. The placenta itself is wonderful for helping to stop hemmorhage - placing a small piece of fresh placenta on the inside of the cheek […]

A new report out by Consumer Reports is confirming what many of us already knew - women need CARE in their birth experience, not machines.
Don’t get me wrong - I love technology. I’m a bit of a technophile, in fact. But not when it comes to women and birth. Not when it overrides Nature and […]

I hope you are enjoying your Saturday with your loved ones.
Send some love out into the world today…
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Valentine Ideas for Couples
When women become mothers, it can sometimes put a dent in the romance. Let’s face it - we’re exhausted by the end of the day, often have had little ones hanging off of us for a good portion of it, and are less than enthused about more physical contact with our husbands. […]

There was a recent story on MSNBC on home birth and the midwifery model of care. It is still astonishing to me that the obstetrical and hospital model of care has so completely taken over childbirth in such a short period of time (since the 1950’s), to such a degree that midwifery is actually illegal […]

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Hormone Level During Pregnancy May Identify Women At Risk For Postpartum Depression
Women who have higher levels of a hormone produced by the placenta midway through their pregnancy appear more likely to develop postpartum depression, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Postpartum depression (PPD) […]