Birthing Rights and Choices Archives - Page 3 of 5

Intervention Prevention: A Quick Checklist

April 20, 2016 By Lauren McClain

In order to prevent unwanted or unnecessary interventions, you can think and plan ahead of time. Consider: We Birth the Way We Live Thinking about how you have faced challenges in the past may help you know how to prepare for birth. Also Consider: Birth is Part of Our Sexuality Ask yourself what birth ambiance you [...]

Maryland Birth Places Chart

August 25, 2015 By Lauren McClain

See the full size hospital and birth center chart. Though your own care provider matters the most, the birth place can also have a significant impact on how your birth turns out. Many hospitals have policies requiring certain interventions or prohibiting certain types of birth. Some hospitals ban VBAC or waterbirth, for example. It’s good [...]

Permission to Use My Vagina, Please?

February 3, 2015 By Lauren McClain

My good friend, who doesn't even know I exist, is vaginal breech birth activist Robin Guy. She was musing over the sad state of affairs we have with vaginal breech birth when she said, "Why is it that I need someone's permission to use my vagina on this one day?" Robin was talking about her [...]

Estimating Due Dates: Popcorn, Race, and Conformity

November 24, 2014 By Lauren McClain

The first thing you want to know when you find out you’re pregnant is: When will the baby be here!? When will my life change? When will I meet my sweet thing? When will I be done being pregnant? Not all popcorn kernels pop at the same time. The truth is, we can’t tell you […]

Bring Birth Back!

November 10, 2014 By Lauren McClain

I was contacted by the makers of this beautiful info-graphic and asked to post it on the blog. Here it is, definitely worth a scroll. Very approachable for everyone. Please share to increase awareness around the cesarean epidemic. From http://www.toprntobsn.com/bringing-birth-back/Note that 17% of primary cesareans are for malpresentation. Breech awareness, prevention, and vaginal breech birth, […]