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Too good to pass by
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 Day. Oh and a slamming for some playwright or other, whose work I once enjoyed. Onya, Helen.
More Henci Goer writing
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 the unspeakable misogyny of Tony Abbott (and neither are men), it was such a relief [...]
Links in the chain
What are you reading and writing? Here’s a few of the things I’ve found to be good reads lately.
Breastfeeding children and women a “low priority” – Western Australian parliament
Remember the protests in Perth last year about Premier Barnett’s party failing to bring WA into line with the rest of Australia with laws protecting breastfeeding families [...]
The AMA trots out another media bonanza piece of crap
Not content with wheeling out the already discredited Pang and Bastian “studies”, the AMA has now wheeled out a synopsis for a study of homebirth that rather misses the points of the information they actually found in the study.
Check out Lisa Barrett’s blog and Hoyden About Town for a full breakdown. I also look forward [...]
Breech is just another position
About 4% of babies are in breech positions at term. Of course nowadays the normal course of events is surgery. Is this safe? Realistic? Warranted? Not according to evidence, no.
“Attending births is like growing roses. You have to marvel at the ones that just open up and bloom at the first kiss of the sun, [...]
Fathers and the experience of traumatic pregnancy and/or birth
The lovely Professor Cheryl Beck who researches birth trauma is doing another study with TABS NZ, this time into fathers and their responses to witnessing traumatic pregnancy and/or birth. Anything that adds to our knowledge around birth trauma is important to me and I encourage people to get on board with this study. Joyous Birth [...]
Joyous Birth’s senate submission Part the Fiftieth
Not content with sharing the lurve of the previous enquiries into who really owns women’s bodies human rights Homebirth in Australia, here is the submission sent today to the next enquiry which I predict will find that women want midwives and to be in charge of their own birth and will result in the AMA’s [...]
The Real Birth Wars *graphic warning*
Those not from around here might need a little explanation about this post.
The dude in the suit peering at the baby he’s imprisoned in a plastic box, away from it’s mother, is Dr Andrew Pesce, current head of the AMA. I heard a rumour he’s a docbot or was that a godbot? Either way, I’m [...]
Doctors to be in charge of midwives, homebirthing and of course, women
Today there were yet more rallies across Australia to draw attention to the immoral legislation currently before Parliament which seeks to remove women’s human rights and criminalise independent midwifery.
Maternity Coalition have put together a document which explains clearly the changes to the legislation and what they mean. My rage is hard to put into words [...]
Who homebirths? A new series on homebirth.
Who homebirths?
Welcome to a new series of entries. A series of activism, humour, love and community. This is a series for those who have birthed at home, those who would like to, those who support homebirthing women and anyone with a love of family and community. It is a safe place for women who birth [...]
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