Beautiful Birth
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Birth
Twin Pregnancy: Vaginal Delivery or Cesarean
For women who find themselves pregnant with twins, the choice between planned cesarean or planned vaginal delivery is a dilemma. This is a great video summing up the evidence and may help you decide: Delivery for Twins Video
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ACOG calls for the prevention of Cesareans
ACOG (the professional group for most OBGYNs) released a consensus statement on the prevention of cesarean sections. This well-written statement is sorely needed. ACOG advocates obstetrical management that lowers the c-section rate. The management it recommends has long been a part of our practice’s management of pregnancy. So I can concur that it does result
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Baby Wearing With Cheaha Women
Wrap em up! We give as a gift a Cheaha Women’s Health and Wellness Moby wrap. This gift is for any of our patients that deliver with us
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What is Baby Friendly?
Simple explanation of What is a Baby Friendly Hospital?
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Where you birth matters
Proud to deliver babies at a hospital that is doing so many good things for mothers and babies. Getting it right from the start matters!! So which hospital you are in for your birth matters.…and the obstetrician you choose really matters! But that’s another post altogether (although I can suggest one). We are so excited!!!
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Procedures to avoid when pregnant
An interesting article by Consumer Reports does a good job of describing procedures that low-risk pregnant women should try to avoid. Although I agree with many points of the article, I generally do not like that these kinds of articles have a tendency to demonize OB/GYNs. All of us do not practice this way (Take
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Ina May Gaskin
Ina May Gaskin Still a little starstruck. I had the privilege to meet and talk to Ina May Gaskin at a lecture she gave at Atlanta’s Bellies to Babies conference. All my midwife colleagues know her. She is considered by most to be the mother of midwifery. She had some very astute observations.
