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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 [...]
Why are women stripped of their rights in labour and delivery? The still-cruel maternity wards.
Henci Goer. You rock.
Of course in Australia we start with legislation that makes criminals of women and midwives who simply exercise the right to freely choose a career or who seek to be the one responsible for choosing a model of care and careprovider. Look out, Australia, this stuff is coming. It’s already happening but [...]
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, [...]
The Splendid 2009 Wingnut Awards!
I am very pleased to announce that the inaugural Wingnut Awards have been voted upon by JB festival attendees, and that the following nominees have been successful in achieving the status of Wingnuttery.
Bernard Keane, in his well rounded article which clearly demonstrated he knew nothing about homebirth or the attack on women’s rights involved in [...]
How women remember their caesareans
This is an interesting one from a woman I know. Her work is beautiful and this is really moving, I think.
I Remember The Day You Cut Me, Red Were The Tears I Cried caesarian healing bracelet
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33168909
Hathor the Cowgoddess has a new book coming out! “Simply Give Birth”
Hathor speaks:
I get asked all of the time, how I decided to have an unassisted birth the first time and a few years ago I wrote about my decision an essay called Pregnancy Log (here’s an excerpt):
Saturday, January 10th
We all go to my first visit with my midwife. She is sooooooo cool. Political and young [...]
Links in the chain
Some blog deliciousness to get us all thinking more about the current draft legislation to outlaw homebirth midwifery in Australia.
http://allthatsazz.blogspot.com/2009/06/important-message-from-your-security.html
Warning warning feminist yumour ahead!
Important message from your Security Minister
Homebirthers may try to convince you that our actions are infringing on their human rights. This is an outrageous accusation given that half of all humans are [...]
Holding activism lightly in the face of violence.
Holding activism lightly in the face of violence.
Australian women face one of the greatest struggles for basic human rights they’ve ever faced.We have the vote, we have some semblance (lipservice) to equal pay, we can mostly put our children in childcare, rape makes it into the newspaper (insert mass disclaimers, but it IS there!), [...]
Welcome aboard!
A shiny new blog! Welcome aboard, dear reader. Here’s hoping we can share some stories, some chat, some activism and a lot of information. Nothing like a blank page to inspire fear and creativity in equal measure. I trust the latter will prove more helpful than the former!
Thanks for following me over from the old [...]
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