by Jan Tritten d in Midwifery Today, Issue 93, Spring 2010.] "Homebirth is the gold standard, God’s standard, the highest standard of Birth possible. The uplifting feeling a mom gets, having birthed in her own power, is unlike anything else in the world. There is incredible joy and love possible following God’s design for birth as He created it. But it seems humans want to interfere, to tamper with the spirit involved in this natural process. Sometimes the interruption is due to ignorance, but sometimes it is caused by more sinister motives. Either way, the result is the same: mothers and babies walking around with scars that will not heal. This is the most powerful time of their lives. This sets the tone for mothering. It sets the bond between mother and baby—emotionally, spiritually and physically. It is so important that there are no words powerful enough to describe it. The importance of uninterrupted birth is, scientifically, just beginning to be discovered. Michel Odent and others have written about the irreplaceable first hour after birth. This is the time when the love hormone oxytocin is highest, and meant for the mother and baby to meet and set the foundation of their lives together. It is irreplaceable, and even we midwives are often busy getting in the way. Unless there is an emergency, this time belongs to the mother and baby. We need to learn to safeguard this hour for motherbaby and not just talk about it......" READ MORE |
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“Ultimately the issue of the safety of home birth cannot be settled by research… It comes down to a matter of individual choice. The real question about safety is not, 'do you want a pleasant birth at home or a safe birth in the hospital?' It is, 'do you want to give birth at home and run the minuscule risk of an emergency that might (but not necessarily would) be handled better in the hospital, or do you want to give birth in the hospital and run the considerably increased risk of infection, the certainty of additional stress, and the near certainty of having unnecessary (and potentially risky) interventions?' " ~ Henci Goer |
Why Homebirth/ HBAC?From VBACfacts.com: I don’t think homebirth is for everyone, so I wanted to share my story of how I went from “homebirth is for wackos” to “wow, I feel safer at home,” because I think the transition in thought is fascinating. And before I decided to homebirth, I never understood how someone could make that decision. It is a gigantic mental leap. READ MORE |
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WONDERFUL RESOURCE for home birth in the US: |
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Keep Home Birth Legal Petition |
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“What is the purpose of this petition? To be proactive and let the AMA and ACOG know that women are watching and speaking out against this course of action which might, if enacted, jeopardize our rights to privacy, bodily integrity, and the rights to choose our birth attendant and place of birth. There is a lot of debate about what this Resolution 205 would actually mean, and how it would be enforced. There is very little question though, that it represents a movement against women’s rights, and therefore demands our vigilance and attention.” From Michal
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Read More and sign the petition Don’t forget to click on the signatures tab on the website to read the comments and see how many signatures there are. As of July 14, 2008, there were over 10,800 signatures! (mine is #10,824) |
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