A long umbilical cord with 2 knots in it! I’m wet from catching the baby in the birth pool.

EAT DATES for a SHORTER LABOR! Full Circle Midwifery Service has been recommending DATE consumption to our clients for about 5 years, and we think we see a difference in their labors! Date fruit has an oxytocin-like effect on the body, leading to increased sensitivity of the uterus. It also helps stimulate uterine contractions, and…

Total planned home births:                                                                             1648 Total  transports:                                                                                    125    [7.6 % ]                         Mothers transported in labor: 89                               Cesareans                                                              49   [ 3% ]                               Forceps/Vacuum                                                      9                         Mothers transported within 24 hours postpartum:       23                         Babies transported within 24 hours after home birth: 13 Counties:  Benzie 2     Kent  14   Lake 18    Manistee  51    Mason 207      Mecosta   128      Montcalm  15  Muskegon 336    Oceana 240    Ottawa   118    Newaygo  368    Osceola  78    plus 73 births attended in Allegan, Clare, Eaton, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Ingham, Isabella, Kalamazoo, Midland, Missaukee, Shiawassee, Wayne & Wexford….

By Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer    How long a healthy pregnancy lasts can vary by as much as five weeks, even when doctors precisely determined the date of conception, a new study suggests. Although the length of a healthy pregnancy is known to be variable, some of this variation was thought to be due to errors in…

 UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative Statement on vitamin D supplementation for breastfed babies Breastfeeding has a fundamental positive impact on the short, medium and long-term health of children and has an important and lasting impact on women’s health. Not breastfeeding contributes to infant mortality, hospitalisation for preventable diseases, increased rates of childhood diabetes and obesity, and adult disease….

The information collected here was collected to identify VBAC policies in individual hospitals.  We wanted to identify those hospitals that have official bans against VBAC in place. In some ways, these were the simplest calls. It is unlikely that we are mistaken about these hospitals. The more difficult hospitals were those with de facto bans…

This is from Dr. Gott.  Mix equal portions of unprocessed bran, applesauce and prune juice together and place then in your refrigerator for at least an hour to blend them.  Then take 1 – 2 tablespoons daily, more if necessary, for relief.  The remedy may take up to 2 weeks to be fully effective, but…