Did you hear about the 3D ultrasound clinic in Canada that seems to have been giving EVERYONE a printout of the SAME baby?! We always knew our low-tech, non-invasive, guaranteed risk-free simplistic method of giving families photographic memories of their babies’ development was better! If you missed the CTV news article, here it is: Ultrasound Clinic Blames Identical Baby Images… Read more →
Category: Medications and Interventions
What To Expect: How Babies Enter The World
A nice graphic from Sam Talbot, designer, activist & former doula. Do you think it makes sense that only 60% of Canadian babies are born vaginally without surgical or instrumental assistance? Read more →
Poor correlation between coverage of ‘essential interventions’ and maternal mortality
I was browsing the WHO section on maternal and perinatal health over my morning coffee this morning (just like everyone else does, I’m sure). I stumbled across an article titled “Need to go beyond “essential interventions” for reducing maternal mortality”. The article states “A large WHO multicountry survey examined data from more than 300 000 women attending 357 health care facilities… Read more →
The FALSE assumption about what drives doctor’s recommendations
Many women / parents are reluctant to trust their own ability to make rational, informed decisions about their medical care provider’s recommendations. I believe this is partially because of the assumption many people have that medical professionals like doctors and registered midwives make recommendations and perform procedures according to, and only to, evidence-based guidelines. This assumption leaves women feeling like… Read more →
Epidurals
If you follow my blog or facebook page regularly, I think it is obvious that I think normal, natural childbirth is beautiful, amazing, and powerful. But the most important thing to me is that women have access to honest, accurate information so they are able to make informed decisions about their childbirth options. I will always support your right to make… Read more →