Weight Gain Restrictions in Pregnancy By: Holly Dodd Though weight gain guidelines in pregnancy have been recommended by obstetric providers for years, less than thirty percent of women currently meet the given standards (Carmichael). This failure of most women to meet the guidelines, many gaining more than the recommended amount, has not resulted in predictably […]

A Case for Vaginal Twin Home Birth by Cassie Snyder According to U.S. estimates, the rate of C-sections for twin births jumped from 53 percent to roughly 75 percent between 1995 and 2008. Instead of treating the birth of twins as a medical crisis for which the mom must be subject to interventions and hospitalization, […]

In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I speak with my sacred sister, Lisa Lister, about her journey to help women take back their power. Crowned ‘the defender of female awesomeness’ by Cooler magazine, Lisa Lister is an advocate of the FULL female experience. She’s a writer, a menstrual maven and creatrix of the SHE […]

In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I speak with the fearless Angela Gallo and talk about all of the ways she’s changing the world. Download this podcast transcript  

In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I touch on a lot of things regarding long labors. Download this podcast transcript

In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I talk about the importance of taking care of YOURSELF and why it can be such a challenge.

I am teaching our Writing Class for the first quarter of the Indie Birth Midwifery School! While most of the 10 weeks is being spent on strengthening their more academic writing, we started the quarter off with more creative writing assignments. Here are a few of the poems that students submitted as assignments. I asked […]

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