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Woman gives birth BY HERSELF!

August 14th, 2008

Ok, sorry, I couldn’t resist.
I just think it’s funny that the headline includes “by herself”, as though that were a noteworthy addition. I mean, “California mom gives birth on front lawn” is not attention-grabbing enough?
Calif. mom gives birth on front lawn by herself

FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Alone and in labor, Jessica Higgins found […]

Fearless Birthing Survey

April 1st, 2008

Ok, survey fans - here’s another one for you. This comes to us from Kim Wildner, author of Mother’s Intention: How Belief Shapes Birth, and the Fearless Birthing blog.
From her blog:
“I am trying to determine why women watch what they watch in pregnancy. I want to know what makes some people watch Maternity Ward and […]

New home birth midwife

December 12th, 2007

April Kermani, the Certified Nurse Midwife who recently lost her privileges at St. Rose De Lima hospital in Henderson, has given up her nursing license and is now attending home births. This is fabulous news for Las Vegas area women, since April brings an immense amount of knowledge to her practice, as well as a […]

Hypnobirthing

November 27th, 2007

Tonight I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of expectant parents, who were going through a childbirth education course offered by Hypnobirthing Las Vegas. It was the final class of a 5-week course, and the topic was postpartum. Among many other topics discussed by the fabulous facilitator (and doula) Sherry Hopkins was a […]

Positively Jumbled

November 13th, 2007

Re-entering daily life after a vacation is always a difficult transition for me. Going from the intensity and beauty of Nature back into Sin City makes me feel drained. So I am going to write a bit about all the positive things that have happened recently.
1. Today I met a gorgeous, brand-new baby girl and […]

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