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Failure to Progress: The Simple Solution Nobody Knows

August 24, 2016 By Lauren McClain

Cesareans are a dime a dozen these days. Some are necessary, life-saving, even just sanity-saving, the best choice in a clinically murky situation. Many are unnecessary, the result of hurried doctors, unkind staff, tired mothers, and an avalanche of interventions 'strongly recommended.' There are also cesareans that happen because of clinical ineptitude. Today I'd like [...]

Four L-Words that Make Birth Hard

June 16, 2016 By Lauren McClain

photo credit: Petal and Vine Photography Birth is a physiological, instinctual act. We muss it up considerably with our meddling and medicine and science. That's not to say that science doesn't sometimes help and for that we are very grateful. It would be nice if science could just wait until it was called on [...]

How to Verify You Have a Good Doctor Without Offending Anyone

May 16, 2016 By Lauren McClain

What do you do when you're on vacation and looking for a place to eat? You can go to a fast food place or a chain restaurant and have a good idea of what you're going to get. This is because everything is franchised and standardized. If you want a better, memorable experience, though, you probably look [...]

How to Align Baby for Easier Birth

April 25, 2016 By Lauren McClain

Get Baby in the Best Position! Your baby has an active role in her birth. She must rotate and tuck, hold and kick her body in certain ways to be born. She needs your help to do this. Babies who are lined up optimally for birth come out faster and easier than those who […]

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 [...]