The laws in America dictate that any child born on their turf automatically is a citizen. While this seems like the most logical thing to do, it has also led to an industry called “maternity tourism.” This industry is made up of women who arrive in the country pregnant and leave with American babies, as ...
Laughing gas may seem like an antiquated option, but many moms are clamouring for the pain-control method. “In this country, most people when they hear about nitrous, they think it sounds pretty retro, that it sounds very old-fashioned and they’re sure there’s something bad or dangerous about it and we must’ve chosen to eliminate it. ...
Motherhood is like being swaddled in a soft, warm blanket — or at least that’s what They want you to think. When Naomi Wolf discovered she was pregnant, she was shocked by the mountains of advice that mothers-to-be are given, heavy on comfort but light on the facts. She set out to write a book ...
Doctors in Sweden have developed a test that can predict which women will need a cesarean section and which won’t.
With all this talk about how natural births are easier for the mother because there are less invasive procedures, we seem to have lost sight of how medicine can actually help us. An obstetrics journal just published a study of 400 women that shows how epidurals are helpful during birth and reduce some of the ...
Another medical group has said that women should not have the right to home birth in certain circumstances. There is so much condescension among doctors towards pregnant women I have to wonder where it will all end. Will they be caged like animals and monitored by nicotine and alcohol bracelets like criminals? The Lancet, a ...
Choosing to give birth at home is often considered dangerous because of the problems that might arise. But many women want to avoid unnecessary medical interventions and be in an environment where they feel they have control. But do they really have control? And is it really a safe option? There have been few studies into ...
The World Health Organization has withdrawn its recommendation that no more than 10 to 15 per cent of babies be born by Caesarean section. Is this a silent acknowledgment that c-sections are a legitimate alternative to a natural birth? I certainly hope not. The number of Caesarean sections in the world is climbing, and in ...
A French obstetrician has made a controversial statement about giving birth. He claims, based not on research but on anecdotal evidence, that women would be better off if men were once again banned from the delivery room. He claims that ”birth was both easier and faster when male figures were not present”, “that babies’ arrival in ...
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The British nation stood shocked this morning. No, it was nothing to do with us being back in recession...
Dear Madame X, I am in an interracial marriage. Things are fine most of the time, but members of...
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Don’t tell anyone — but I turned 30 today! Last night, to celebrate the last day in my 20s,...
