What is evidenced based care in childbirth?
Here is a great article with lots of links to share the definition of evidenced based care. Pregnant women should expect nothing less than evidenced based maternity care… Go Here Jenny Hatch
Would you like to have a VBAC?
Here is a great online resource to start you down the road to a Vaginal Birth After a Cesarean (VBAC). Go Here And for the most recent summary of VBAC rates which have decreased 63% from 1996 to 2003. Go Here I had a C-section with my second birth, as my daughter was in a … Continue reading
Birth Statistics
The most recent birth statistics for America are from the year 2002. I believe if one is going to take the personal responsibility to forego prenatal care, and build a healthy child using scientific nutritional principles, it is helpful to have an idea of where we are at as a country in terms of birth … Continue reading
Cytotec For Labor Induction – New online Petition to the FDA
Please consider signing this petition to the FDA “The FDA has an even more important role in play than it would bear if the U.S. were a country with reliable data on maternal mortality and morbidity or with mandatory mortality and morbidity reporting. The Centers for Disease Control itself says that its data on maternal … Continue reading
Poor, poor, little Merck…sniff, sniff
Let’s hope todays ruling on Vioxx is the “shot heard round the world” for all Big Pharma companies. NO MORE will consumers tolerate the lies, distortions, and big advertising, followed by the “whoops, our dope kills people, aw shucks…who knew???” line of reasoning the drug companies have spewed for decades. Let them all come a … Continue reading
