Spit-up On My Shoulder

Check out this short interview with Ginger Garner, MPT, ATC, ERYT
The topic: Ms. Garner, a Mother, Educator, Author, Blogger, Physical Therapist and Yoga Practitioner Talks About Childbirth in America, and Why It Needs to Change
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A Scientific American article published October 23rd links depression in pregnant women with premature births. According to the article, new research shows that “pregnant women with symptoms of depression are twice as likely to deliver their babies early as those who don’t show signs of sadness.”
Since it is estimated that more than 40 percent [...]

From MomsRising.org:
Unlike the rest of the world, the United States doesn’t (yet!) have Paid Family and Medical Leave for all new mothers (which is paid time off after the birth of a baby). Without this kind of policy in place, situations like Selena’s, who gave birth on Thursday and was back at her desk [...]

We’ve been upped again in the health care field by the French. Check out this New York Times article on perineal re-education by an American writer currently living in Paris.
Here’s an excerpt:
After a woman [in France] has a baby, perineal re-education shapes up her stretched-out birth canal. It also strengthens her pelvic floor for [...]

I saw The Business of Being Born in December and highly recommend everyone (men too!) see it. It’s one of those movies I wish every American would view so we can start making changes that give women more choices about birth.
Movie Synopsis: Birth: its a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part [...]

Can a caesarean section feel as natural as a vaginal birth? Yes, according to Professor Nick Fisk , an obstetrician in London. Fisk is the pioneer of a movement to slow down the delivery of the baby during a c-section and allow the parents to participate more in the birth. Instead of [...]

If you’re pregnant or considering conceiving soon, are you worried about handling the pain of labor? I know I was, but I think my fear made me experience the pain at a higher level than I had to. I recently read some new information that neuroscientists have found about the way your brain [...]

What sounds like a fascinating documentary was released in DVD form for the first time on July 3rd. Mary Coley, an African American midwife who delivered almost 4,000 babies in Georgia from the 1930s through the 1960s, is the subject of the 1952 movie All My Babies.
Here is an abridged description from Amazon:
This beautiful [...]

A big fear during my pregnancies was that my baby would not be able to leave the hospital with me. It’s one of the most stressful experiences a new mother can have. Jennifer, a woman profiled in my book, describes it this way: “I literally felt like my heart was being ripped out [...]

If you were hoping for a vaginal birth and instead had a cesarean section, you may be feeling disappointment or depression over it. These feelings are very normal. The c-section was not your fault. I know you did the best you could during the birth.
Melissa, a woman profiled in my book who [...]