“Birth is not only about making babies... birth is about making mothers... strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength.
~ Barbara Katz Rothman
Links
to organizations that promote normal birth
From the authors of
Prepared Childbirth - The Family Way
Lamaze Institute for Safe and Healthy Birth, formerly the Lamaze Institute for Normal Birth
DVD "Orgasmic Birth: The Best Kept Secret" - View the 3-minute trailer and read the reviews and feedback of this remarkable 85-minute documentary that aims to show that when women give birth in a supportive environment, pleasure and ecstasy are possible. Watch the 8-minute feature shown on ABC News 20/20. Read stories from mothers who share their ecstatic or orgasmic birth story.
SJB
Let Your Monkey Do It!
- taking the fear out of having a natural home birth.
First published Aug. 4, 2005 in the Missoula
Independent
Homebirth in Holland - Maura Kikstra’s article on the traditional Dutch model of homebirth under the care of midwives. Mothering Magazine (September/October 2007)
Natural
Childbirth:
“Easing Tension and Fear in Natural Childbirth by Understanding Sphincter Law: A
Conversation with Ina May Gaskin” - Erika-Marie S. Geiss interviews a pioneer in
modern midwifery, the one who actually discovered the Sphincter Law.
Mothering Magazine (2008)
Delivery Method May Affect the Mother’s Response to Baby’s Cry from “Well”, Tara Parker-Pope’s daily health blog for The New York Times website (Sept. 5, 2008). Includes over 190 comments from readers, along with over 20 responses by the author.
A Woman's Nation: Reclaim Your Right To Birth Right - Article posted Oct. 16, 2009 on the Huffington Post. The author is Christiane Northrup, M.D., a board-certified ob/gyn. She is a visionary pioneer, beloved authority in women’s health and wellness, and the author of two ground breaking New York Times bestsellers Women's Bodies, Women’s Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause. Her third book, Mother-Daughter Wisdom, was voted Amazon’s #1 book of 2005 (in two categories).
Giving Birth Naturally: The "Business" of Birthing - The average delivery in the U.S. is neither natural nor healthy. Overwhelming evidence that the U.S. approach to childbirth is seriously flawed! (Article by Catherine Beier, CBE, MS CCC-SLP/L)
Avoiding
the Cascade of Medical Interventions
- Medical interventions such as labor induction, pain relief, and
cesareans—measures that have saved many lives—have been overused. Know when
they are warranted and when they should be avoided.
Mothering Magazine (Aug. 2010).
Everyday Miracles - I love this Lamaze International video. It shows 3 families going through normal birth. It is very good in talking about the normalcy of giving birth. Take a look. It is very empowering for the birthing woman.
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