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Articles
Babies, Naturally, by Bette Lamont, M.A., D.M.T.
She is here at last! He has finally arrived! Nothing in a family is more exciting than the arrival of the new baby. Here, nestled in your arms is a being so complete and perfect, yet so unfinished. All the potentials of the adult are in evidence, but the distinct qualities of this large-eyed, physically limited, dependent, angelic being trigger many questions. Foremost among those questions is: “What can I do to help this child reach its potential?” [read more]
Ultrasound Scans- cause for concern by Dr Sarah J Buckley MD
When I was pregnant with my first baby in 1990, I decided against having a scan. This was a rather unusual decision, as my partner and I are both doctors and had even done pregnancy scans ourselves- rather ineptly, but sometimes usefully- while training in GP Obstetrics a few years earlier. [read more]
Ecstatic birth- nature’s hormonal blueprint for labor by Dr Sarah J Buckley
Giving birth in ecstasy: This is our birthright and our body’s intent. Mother Nature, in her wisdom, prescribes birthing hormones that take us outside (ec) our usual state (stasis), so that we can be transformed on every level as we enter motherhood. [read more]
Induced and Seduced: The Dangers of Cytotec by Ina May Gaskin
Early in her second pregnancy, Gretchen Brown (a pseudonym) decided to get care from an obstetrician. After all, she was 35, it had been 16 years since her last child was born, and an obstetrician seemed like the safest possible choice. The one she chose worked with nurse- midwives, but it was he who saw her at each of her prenatal visits. Still, Gretchen was taken aback by the way he reintroduced himself at every visit, a clear sign that he didn't remember her from one time to the next. "I felt like one of the cattle being herded in and out," she later told her sister. Despite these misgivings, Gretchen fully expected that her obstetrician would be present for the birth of her baby and never considered looking for a different doctor or going to a midwife. She felt healthy during her pregnancy; any complaints she had seemed relatively minor. [read more]
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