Monthly Archives: September 2010

Medical veto over women’s rights?

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Janet

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Honey, we’re having a homebirth.

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Janet

Have you had this conversation at your place? Thank you to those families who shared such intimate images. I hope it can be a part of more conversations about birth as a family event rather than a medical management bonanza. … Continue reading →

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(almost) Wordless Wednesday

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Janet

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Sunday Snicker

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Janet

But an obstetrician at Westmead Hospital, Andrew Pesce, said supporting natural birth in more cases would not dramatically reduce the caesarean rate, and would be expensive. In the public system, he said, it was ”a problem to match up the … Continue reading →

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Be very clear what you’re reading in ACOG’s homebirth policy.

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Janet

Via The Unnecesarean this marvellous piece on basic unpacking when reading anything to do with birth and in this case, the ACOG position paper on homebirth you silly women who don’t know what’s good for you. Once you unpack the … Continue reading →

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Guest post: life learning with our children

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Janet

Kristin from Joyous Learning writes on home learning with her son for the Natural Parenting blog carnival. You can see more of Kristin’s work, and meet lots of other Natural Learners at the Australian Natural Learners’ forums. Welcome to the … Continue reading →

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Feelin’ Groovy?

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Janet

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Sunday Snicker

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Janet

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Homebirth? Why would you do that? TRIGGER WARNINGS

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Janet

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Twins at home

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Janet

Click: Twins – a homebirth with video. Check this beautiful entry on Lisa Barrett’s blog. When you are carrying twins there are lots of considerations when planning the care and kind of birth you want. Most twins are born fantastically … Continue reading →

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