Dr. Northrup: An OB/GYN who tell’s it like it is!
Don’t you just love it when you read a good article about pregnancy and childbirth. I love it even more when it comes from an OB/GYN. Not because I think they have more authority or know more but because AMERICA seems to think so. When we (midwives, nurses, women’s advocates) write an article, no matter how many studies we sight, and how well it’s written, we often get that  ”There she goes again.” response.  Why don’t you granola types just pipe down.  HA!! Not happening buddy…. but I digress While I disagree

A GREAT Doula
In hospital settings, women who choose unmedicated births are often misunderstood, under supported, and greeted with disbelief, and “hidden” sarcasm.  Hospital nurses are often ill equipped to provide the support needed to help a woman having a normal, unmedicated, non-interventionist birth.  They often don’t understand birth, have a fear of birth and have been indoctrinated into the medical model of care.  Hospitals hinder normal labor and birth with many of its routines like IV fluids, electronic fetal monitoring, and restrictions on movement, eating and drinking.  Aggressive protocols that include Pitocin and artificially breaking a woman’s water bag abou

Pregnant and Abused
Most people know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.  Pink ribbons abound as we pay homage to survivors and participate in fund raisers for research.  Unfortunately, October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month goes virtually unmentioned.   Domestic violence is the dirty laundry of many families and many communities.  We don’t like to discuss it because it is an ugly subject. Regardless of this fact however, it is imperative that we discuss it. So while October has come and gone, I decided the topic is important enough for me to take some time to finish this short post that was intended for October.  Domestic violence, or intimate partner violence as

Let Labor Labor Begin on Its Own
One of my very favorite blogs I go to for timely, relevant, and well researched information is the Lamaze International Blog, Science and Sensibility written and monitored by Amy Romano.  I was excited to have an opportunity to submit a piece I had written a few months ago for their recent Healthy Birth Blog Carnival.  This particular carnival focused on the

Pediatric Tylenol Recall
In case you were not aware… there has been a recall of Childrens and Infants Tylenol manufactured in April, May and June of 2008. Please check out this link for the letter to health care professionals that include the lot numbers and names of the recalled products.  http://tinyurl.com/n8mqnp   Protect your children! Blessings Nicole