November 25, 2011
For women who have had a child before, giving birth is just as safe in a hospital, at home, or with a midwife, according to a new study. The research looked at 64,500 births in England and concluded that low-risk mothers should have the right to choose where they give birth. Who is low risk? ...
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November 15, 2010
Pregnant women in the UK are not getting good advice on weight gain, a poll has found. Women often wonder how big is too big for their baby bump and many are concerned about their size after the baby is born. A poll of over 6,000 women found: –63% of women did not discuss weight ...
July 30, 2010
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 ...
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July 1, 2010
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 ...
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March 6, 2010
Apparently midwives are having a hard time determining how much alcohol their pregnant clients are consuming and have to do “detective work” to find the truth. The pregnant women either don’t know how much they drink or don’t want to tell their midwives. But why should they?! It’s the midwife’s job to educate the pregnant woman, ...
October 19, 2009
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 ...