Judging Birth

Posted on April 9, 2011 by midwifethinking

This post is a little different to my usual posts (I apologise to those wanting some physiology and links to research). Instead, I have written about something that keeps cropping up in my conversations with mothers and birth workers. I would be interested in other perspectives and opinions – so, please comment and let me know your thoughts. The post is basically my own thoughts about how we judge ourselves and birth.

Birthing Behaviour



Artwork by Amanda Greavette: http://amandagreavette.com

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10 Things I Learned From Ina May Gaskin

Posted by ceridwen on March 8th, 2011 at 4:36 pm

“Mother of modern midwifery,” Ina May Gaskin dropped some knowledge on a posse of nurses, educators and doulas last night in New York City and I was lucky enough to be there. The local NYC birthing community doesn’t get together enough– it’s hard when you’re attending all-nighter births– so it’s a real treat to mingle with these ladies. They give off some strong–dare I say empowering?– vibes. It was awesome.
Ina May talked for a little bit and fielded lots of great questions. Here are the highlights:

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