February 2008

Inductions Part 1

As usual this is not meant as medical advice.  This is just information with a lot of links so you can do more research!   Then make the best decision for yourself!  Everyone wonders why the cesarean rate is so high, I think a huge reason is all of the inductions happening today.  Over 40 % […]

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Homebirth Preparation Visit

 Alison’s homebirth midwife and assistant came over today.  The whole birth team gathered together, so Dan, Grandma (who will be watching Abby) and I (as doula) was there too.  It was lovely.  I am so looking forward to this birth.  It will be the first homebirth I attend!  The midwife, Michelle was great.  She really

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Lovely phone message

As noted in my previous post, I am on vacation, so I haven’t been tied to my cell phone.  I discovered a lovely phone message on there from this morning from one of my students.   The message was from G., from this post, with the OB who tried to scare her that the routine interventions

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What to do next time…

I asked a nurse what I could have done differently during this birth.  She pointed out that this nurse was probably operating from fear.  Fear that something might go wrong and she would get blamed.  That helped me to reframe it a bit.  I think that I need to remember my doula clients have all

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