Big Baby Bull

Whilst trolling other doula blogs... I came across this from "EnjoyBirth" (a name I love of course):


http://enjoybirth.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/big-baby-bull/


More great info on "BIG" babies...


http://www.pregnancybirthandbabies.com/Big_baby.htm


Good to know that the truth IS out there.

Deepak

Mmm....Deepak AND Pregnancy...the mind reels!

I think this is my first Deepak Chopra book. Or maybe not. He feels so familiar, I'm SURE I've read him before. Following is a snippet from his book (Copyright 2005), Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives.

"Whether you see the world as personal or impersonal, from a spiritual or a scientific perspective, you have to marvel at the animating vital force that orchestrates the creation of all living beings."

My note in the margin...
"So be sure to keep OUT of the WAY."

(slightly less eloquant than big *D*).

Measles

Death rate due to Measles in 1900...133 per million people in the United States

Death rate due to Measles in 1960...0.3 per million people in the United States.

This is a 97.7% decline in Measles-related deaths...and this was BEFORE the vaccine was made available (1963). Interesting. No?

What can this decline be attributed to?

How about:

better nutrition (with rapid delivery of fresh fruits and vegetables to cities; and refrigeration)
cleaner water
improved sanitation (removing trash from the streets...and improved sewage systems).

Just sayin...

More from Ina

Remember that this midwife and her team have facilitated over TWO THOUSAND births. In the midwifery model, that includes prenatal care that spends more than the average 10 minutes per visit granted by typical OBs in this country. So, they would know intimate details like the amount of sex a couple has during pregnancy.

"I have noticed that women who continue to make love during pregnancy are less likely to have perineal tears at the birth of the baby."

Hmm....interesting....worth a try, I'd say!!

Miracle Sleep

We only started using this at 3 months, but the first night we did, we got at least 6 hours of sleep...yummy. I'm a huge fan.




www.miracleblanket.com

Duggar

I saw Michelle Duggar use this to breastfeed her baby while standing on a float during a parade amongst her 17 other kids. I THINK that's a pretty good sign that this thing is pretty useful, even if the name is a little weird.

My Brest Friend
www.mybrestfriend.com

Cochrane

I JUST glimpsed this amazing website and I am in love.

www.cochrane.com

Its all about evidence-based medicine and health care.

"Evidence-based health care is the conscientious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients or the delivery of health services. Current best evidence is up-to-date information from relevant, valid research about the effects of different forms of health care, the potential for harm from exposure to particular agents, the accuracy of diagnostic tests, and the predictive power of prognostic factors. Evidence-based clinical practice is an approach to decision-making in which the clinician uses the best evidence available, in consultation with the patient, to decide upon the option which suits that patient best. Evidence-based medicine is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. The practice of evidence-based medicine means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research."

It is chilling how much of birthing decisions are based on "what has always been done" rather than evidence-based information.

I can't wait to review this entire site further.