November 2008

Pelvis too small?

There are care providers who try to scare their patients into cesareans because their pelvis is too small.  I know there are different types of pelvises.  Regardless of the type a mom should be able to have a vaginal birth, if she is well supported and allowed to find positions that feel right to her body!  I just […]

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Choose your OB wisely

You hear “stories” of OB’s who really think everyone should have a Cesarean.  Really ask your OB what they think about birth.  Their attitudes can have a major impact on the interventions you get. It is fascinating to read this story of an intern and the interaction with the supervising OB during a birth.  To

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I loved to read this wonderful VBAC story from the eyes of the Doctor.  It demonstrates the changes in attitude regarding VBAC’s and how women have to fight for the right to have the birth they want.  When I started my intern year, our hospital had a very high successful VBAC rate and a relatively

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Lincoln's Lovely Birth

I was honored to have Hope and her husband in my Hypnobabies Class. They used my doula partner Cindy as their doula and had a great birth! – Sheridan Here is Hope’s story of Lincoln’s birth I would like to preface my birth story by just saying I had been dilating for 3 weeks with

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Freedom of Choice

It is amazing to me that women are not free to choose how they birth.  Many women are told they MUST have a cesarean, because their care providers or hospitals refuse to allow them to have a vaginal birth.  Seems absurd that women are not allowed the choice. Here is an article about how women in

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