midwife

Midwives are being “rediscovered” by growing numbers of pregnant women today. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, in 2006 (the most recent figures available), they ... READ MORE

Avoid Intervention

When it comes to natural childbirth, knowledge really is power. If you're hoping to avoid interventions such as induction, episiotomy, or C-section, it’s important to be informed and to ask ... READ MORE

When Home Birth Doesn’t Work Out

Home births constitute about one percent of all deliveries in the US and a much higher percent in other parts of the world. That’s about 40,000 American babies born at home and doesn’t ... READ MORE

My Birth Story

Well, as you may have seen from the announcement here, Tucker was born almost two weeks ago! The days since have passed in the expected blur, with my mother-in-law coming to cook and help out ... READ MORE

Benefits You Can Believe In

“A women was denied coverage because she had a baby with a medically mandated Cesarean section,” said U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., after federal health reform legislation passed in ... READ MORE

Put a Midwife on the Payroll

Indulge me, will you? I feel like I’ve been in labor myself lately. I’m working on a fundraising project and it’s been a tougher job than I anticipated, primarily because everyone has ... READ MORE

Home Sweet Home Birth

Last week, my niece was born. She was born at home, in a birthing tub, surrounded by midwives, doulas and family. When we heard she was here we were quiet more than jubilant. Somehow, knowing ... READ MORE

Knowledge is Power: Video Interviews

Affording Health Care

During the last couple years that I’ve been writing this blog, there’s been a big increase in the number of readers who include the line, “I don’t have health insurance,” somewhere in their ... READ MORE

Ricki Lake Interview

Former TV host Ricki Lake’s older son, Milo, was born 12 years ago in a New York City hospital. “After so many months of preparation . . . I was never in control. I had wanted to feel ... READ MORE