Health Care

Midwifery is the answer to the question, “how can we afford national health care?” If every motherbaby were attended by a non-interventive but knowledgeable midwife, a national health care program would save billions of dollars on the four million births that occur in the US each year.

Please support the Mothers and Midwives in Action (MAMA) Campaigns effort to make Certified Professional Midwives a part of the health care system.


Increased access to Certified Professional Midwives can address the goals of health care reform:

• Ensure quality care for every American – CPMs provide evidence-based, prevention-oriented and health-promoting care, with more babies that are healthy, full weight and full term, and much lower rates of cesarean section and medical interventions.


• Reduce costs – The reduction in interventions, unnecessary cesarean sections, and the associated increased health status of mothers and babies under the care of CPMs would lead to a cost savings to the US health care system.

• Guarantee choice – If CPMs are included in Medicaid reimbursement or a federal insurance program, CPMs and out-of- hospital birth would be available to all women, not just those who can afford to pay out-of-pocket.

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