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How Chiropractic Care Can Help Breech Positioning

Written by Dr. Brenna Werme, D.C.

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How Chiropractic Care Can Help Breech Positioning

Your body is a self-healing, self regulating, homeostasis maintaining, intelligent, vitalistic being. This is the philosophical tenet of chiropractic. With this in mind, a baby in the breech presentation is a perfect adaptation to something occurring in the body. This is not a pathological condition. It is important to examine…

Maternity Care Patient's Rights (USA version)

Written by Jess Gifford

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In 2010, President Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act (originally began by President Clinton in 1997 and set the stage for a “Consumer’s Bill of Rights”) which gave American citizens more control over their health care and required insurance companies to guarantee access to free or low cost…

Maternity Care Patient's Rights - While in Labour (UK version)

Written by Susanne Remic

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Once a woman is in labour, she is entitled to the very best of maternity care and in most cases, the National Health Services (NHS) provides this HOW?. Unfortunately, there is a real shortage of midwives in the NHS in England at the moment and so sometimes labour and delivery…

Maternity Care Patient's Rights - Guidelines for Medical Professionals (UK version)

Written by Susanne Remic

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In the UK, an organisation called the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) exists to provide guidance to medical professionals working in the NHS. Advice is given as to best practise for all areas of maternity healthcare and patients are encouraged to read and understand this if they have any…

Why is birthing different?

Written by Caitlin Nash

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Every day, animals give birth independently to wonderfully happy perfectly healthy children. In fact, we expect them to be able to do this on their own with little if any help at all and this they do. Yet human women place themselves into the care of doctors and technology on…

Our Tiny Part in the One World Birth North America Tour

Written by Jeanne-Marie Floyd

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Our Tiny Part in the One World Birth North America Tour

I first encountered One World Birth on Facebook on August 30, right before they officially launched their site and filming project on September 1. I'm in the process of becoming certified as a Childbirth Educator with BirthWorks International, so I was instantly drawn to the One World Birth philosophy. As…

Unassisted Birth Step #8: Have a Birthing and Back Up Plan

Written by Jamie Radebaugh

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This is important as it documents what your wishes are, ensures your birthing attendess know what you want and is important in the event you need to transfer to the hospital. In your birthing/back up plan: It is helpful to have your birthing plan and medical documents all together prior…

You Do Have a Choice - A Short Documentary on Birthing

Written by Amanda Schewaga

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You Do Have a Choice - A Short Documentary on Birthing

The video consists of a synopsis of a typical birth by a registered nurse in a labor & delivery unit of a local hospital, followed by individuals and couples sharing their birth experiences. This is a short documentary that was made for a video contest for Birth Matters Virginia. Please…

American Birth in the 1960's for Black Women

Written by Nicole Thomas

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American Birth in the 1960's for Black Women

A detailed account of how black women were treated during hospital births of the 1960's. They were left to labour on their own with no interventions at all, while white women were receiving the "better treatment" of the twilight sleep, generous episiotomies, forceps, manual delivery and the husband stitch! The…

1960's American Birth: Manual Delivery and The Husband Stitch

Written by Nicole Thomas

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1960's American Birth: Manual Delivery and The Husband Stitch

The 1960's were a very dark time in birth with the twilight sleep, generous episiotomy, forceps, manual delivery and the husband stitch along with too many other atrocities. Here is an account of the details from an ex-nurse of this time period! This video is courtesy of Where's My Midwife? If…