Did you know that 9 out of 10 women in the U.S. receive maternity care that increases, rather than decreases, risks of harm to themselves and their babies?  Most people have no idea that U.S. maternity care practices are in crisis – decades behind what science says is best for moms and babies. Many women… [Read More…]

I love Cristen Pascucci. And I love every other person in this world who is fighting to Improve Childbirth for women and babies around the world. I really do. They share my same passion so I know that I am not fighting alone. Christen wrote the blog You’re Not Allowed To Not Allow Me  and… [Read More…]

We are at a pivotal point in time. Women are beginning to recognize that much of the care they are provided during pregnancy and childbirth is not only unnecessary, but often harmful. They are beginning to understand that their babies are NOT better off for the medicalization of the birth process and now their own… [Read More…]

Women’s Rights in Childbirth Are Violated Every Day Women of Earth, take back your birth is a somewhat “corny” saying in the midwifery world but the meaning rings true. Women’s rights in childbirth are being violated every day. Anyone who works in this field can tell you that they have seen women and their babies… [Read More…]

Choice Begins with Objective Information Part of allowing women to make CHOICES about their births, is to provide objective information.  Knowing the likelihood of having a vaginal birth is a key piece of decision-making information and yet most of the women would never think to ask for it. The number of cesareans in this country… [Read More…]

http://www.offthegridnews.com/2014/06/25/police-seize-healthy-baby-because-it-was-a-home-birth/ Not an Isolated Incidence This woman’s baby was taken from her because of her CHOICE to have a homebirth.  I do not know the circumstances in this particular case but I do know that this is not an isolated occurence.  Watch One World Birth’s documentary Freedom for Birth (http://www.oneworldbirth.net/freedom-for-birth-2/ ) to see the worldwide… [Read More…]

This is such a well-written article http://birthmonopoly.com/allowed/ I correct women all the time when they ask me if they are “allowed” certain freedoms in the hospital and say “YOU can do whatever you want but the hospital policy is…” Birth Choices and Taking Responsibility Birth CHOICE is a growing movement in the country.  Women MUST… [Read More…]

Please Sign our Petition and make New Jersey the best state in the country to have a baby! Waterbirth is under attack This past April, ACOG and AAP issued a negative opinion of waterbirth and managed to immediately strip many women of their CHOICE for pain management in labor.  Because we felt the need to… [Read More…]

You can make a difference by helping us ensure that women have a right to choose their birth options beginning here in NJ.  Sign the petition now by clicking the link below https://www.change.org/petitions/gov-chris-christie-give-women-in-nj-the-right-to-choose-her-birth-setting-provider-and-type-of-birth The petition details are as follows: New Jersey Choice in Birth Petition Whereas it is well documented in medical literature that childbirth,… [Read More…]

Recently, I have become aware that the powers that be in the Obstetric world, ACOG, have decided that women should not be allowed to birth their babies at home or in a pool of water.   http://www.acog.org/Resources_And_Publications/Committee_Opinions/Committee_on_Obstetric_Practice/Immersion_in_Water_During_Labor_and_Delivery.  http://www.acog.org/Resources_And_Publications/Committee_Opinions/Committee_on_Obstetric_Practice/Planned_Home_Birth.  Unfounded Concerns They are quite convinced that they should decide for women how they birth their babies… [Read More…]