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Article from Maternity Coalition
Note the phrase ‘birth at risk’. The basic understanding that birth is not an
illness is often ignored in a world that relies on machines and therapies far more
than it values the tried and true (yet imperfect) life processes. For many
women, birth is ‘at risk’ of losing its inherent nature, and ‘at risk’ of becoming no
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Good advice
We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong to our closest family or friends.
If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of ( Read more... ) -
Birth is NOT a medical condition
A Woman Speaks
I do not understand!
I am the obstetrician - I come to save you from the burden and the pain of birth.
I come to free you of the risks of nature. Why do you turn away from me ?
I have the knowledge of seeing a generation of children born before my eyes.
I have the knowledge of my predecessors and those who birthed children before ( Read more... ) -
Too Posh to Push
So, you think a C section is a better alternative for those that are just a little "Too posh too push"
Couldn't think of a more violent entry into the world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCRDeu8YFsE
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Midwives Rule!
For those that are still skeptical!Midwife centres as safe as hospitals, says study
Babies born in midwife-run birth centres had significantly lower death rates than those born in hospitals, an Australian study of more than 1 million births has found.
Contradicting claims from doctors' groups that birth centres increased the risk of the ( Read more... ) -
NO FLUFFY BUNNIES HERE
I like these sort of emails - straight to the point, I had to share.
Finally something with substance - thank you to that who is responsible
Are you tired of those sissy "friendship" poems that always sound good,
But never actually come close to reality ?
Well, here is a series of promises that ( Read more... ) -
cookie recipe
I got this in my email today
Copy and paste this to all people on your email lists
Subject: Biscuit Recipe from Neiman-Marcus
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> A little background: Neiman-Marcus, if you don't know already, is a
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Aussie friends vs Wog friends
HOW ACCURATE IS THIS!
AUSSIE FRIENDS: Move out when they're 18 with the full support of their
parents.
WOG FRIENDS: Move out when they're 28, having saved for that 3 story house
in Doncaster and are a week away from getting married...unless there's room for
the newlyweds at home in one of the three units built behind the house.
AUSSIE FRIENDS: ( Read more... )
