Make noise!!!
http://www.birthbeyondbias.com/birthbeyondbias/2014/5/25/waking-the-neighbors-screaming-versus-moaning Makes several points that are neat: 1. Have a support person (doula) with you. 2. listen to your body and don’t be inhibited.
doulas rock!!!
another study on the importance of a woman’s support before, during and after childbirth. Hence, support for doulas!! http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3546578.shtml
vbac video
Good story on mom that had a vbac. http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/video-unnecessary-cut?
another new homebirth study
Great article: http://mana.org/index.php?q=blog/home-birth-safety-outcomes
a little improvement for laboring mom
So rather than starve this amazing woman who is doing the hardest work of her life, now somebody says she can have a protein shake. Yoohoo!! https://www.asahq.org/For-the-Public-and-Media/Press-Room/Anesthesiology-and-Other-Scientific-Press-Releases/Women-in-Labor-and-Protein-Shakes.aspx
let babies “self soothe?”
this resonates with me: http://sarahockwell-smith.com/2014/06/30/self-settling-what-really-happens-when-you-teach-a-baby-to-self-soothe-to-sleep/
why have a doula
http://thehumbledhomemaker.com/2012/07/the-importance-of-using-a-doula.html
love this birth video
Again, oh how I wish more young girls could see these kind of stories….these kind of videos…. http://vannessabrown.com/blog/?p=1013