Monthly Archives: March 2010

Architecture nerd alert

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Janet

This is the Anzac Bridge in Sydney for those not local to me. In my private life, I like architecture. I like Grand Designs, I even like Dream Homes. Mostly I like architecture whether it’s modern, ancient, superb 18th century … Continue reading →

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Laugh and cry time

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Janet

Weep as you read about VBAC in the US (and not too far off what it’s like here) Childbirth without choice It would seem perfectly natural that a woman could give birth naturally if she wants to. Guess what? She … Continue reading →

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Joyous Birth has a new fan page!

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Janet

Enjoy! Tweet

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Like to help out with some research for a PhD student in Australia?

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Janet

Meet Emily Burns, PhD student at the University of Western Sydney’s Centre for Cultural Research. Looks like a great thesis in the making and sorely needed! Good luck, Emily! This post is to ask if anyone here would be willing … Continue reading →

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Science and Sensibility: systematic review

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Janet

So I was idly looking over the admirable Science and Sensibility blog and in the categories I saw, “systematic review”. Two words calculated to stir the breast of the homebirth advocate. So just because I can, I’m sharing that very … Continue reading →

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Risks of Caesarean Section – a CIMS information sheet

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Janet

The Risks of Cesarean Section A Coalition for Improving Maternity Services Fact Sheet © 2010 Coalition for Improving Maternity Services. Permission granted to freely reproduce with attribution. 1500 Sunday Dr Ste 102, Raleigh, NC 27607 | Tel: 919-863-9482 | www.motherfriendly.org … Continue reading →

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The revolution will not be televised* but it might be tweeted!

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Janet

The Trust Birth conference is being tweeted so it’s like little live jewel bursts of glorious information coming out during the sessions! If you twitter, join in and retweet some beautiful birthing wisdom as it happens! * And it definitely … Continue reading →

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Legal Regulation of Pregnancy and Childbirth

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Janet

Via the ever marvellous Feminist Law Professors. As personhood of the foetus is foisted on Australian women via the backdoor of homebirth legislation, we should be paying attention to this. Legal Regulation of Pregnancy and Childbirth Courtney G. Joslin University … Continue reading →

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Too good to pass by

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Janet

Head over to The Angry Black Woman to read a huge link fest on reproductive justice. Wow. Just wow. Further wowing to be had from Helen Razer who offered us some great tips on Vajazzling in time for International Women’s … Continue reading →

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More Henci Goer writing

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Janet

I’m in danger of becoming a groupie. I was already wildly grateful for her work but after a morning of reading about pole dancing being a sport, how Australia lacks women in parliament, and how women aren’t too fussed by … Continue reading →

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