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Crunchy Mama

Why do we get defensive when given information that is different from our own beliefs?? Why is natural offensive???

Just a question - I am brave I know!!! Or stupid!!!! But I have just read through all the thre...

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I think as we grow up, it is almost ingrained in us that the medical profession are the experts on health, and that they know all th...

in regards to hospital birthing and intervention

Something has really been bugging me in regards to the way that some of the home birth advocates ...

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A certain number of CS's will always be required - that's a given. The challenge is to get the number down to the 15% recommended by...

Cyathea

"I want a natural birth" Subtitled: "I don't want

Damn. The title went funny. It should read: Subtitled: "I don't want a caesarean" I am terrifie...

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I just wanted to say thankyou for some of the ideas in trying to avoid a c section. I agree with everyone who has said, any informed...

Kazza02

Just a question.....

I wanted to ask this in the "NATURAL BIRTH" thread but I couldn't reply to it for some reason.. ...

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In answer to the opening question.. I think there are 2 sides to this pheonomenon which you are describing where IVF leads to a high...

Altnerative views

I have to ask this (I am not pro/anti any type of birthing method I think what works for you is r...

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Ricki76, do you honestly think that people base the decision on whether to vaccinate or not on the results of a google search!! I d...

Cyathea

Natural birthers - what coping methods did you use

I've had two births without pain relief now, both planned as homebirths, and I knew from the get ...

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i would go for a homebirth, but it expensive Where abouts are you Taleena. Elijahs mum? There may be a publically funded homebirth p...

Crunchy Mama

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Cyathea

"You Can't Have A Homebirth Because..." Mythbusting.

This article covers the following things, which many people believe (wrongly) will definitely ris...

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Moo & Bubbles Mummy I'm sorry you experienced that,how frightening. It sounds like you had a good birth(except for the haemorrage)....

Cyathea

Article: Why does the national US C/S rate keep go

This article is equally as pertinent to us in Australia, where our c/s rate is actually higher th...

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What a great article, very informative! Do you have a take home copy?

NaturalWoman

Birth Trauma

I have noticed quite a few posts lately with women describing how traumatic their births were. I ...

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Thanks for your responses. I just read this article from a midwifery journal about birth trauma, and thought I would share the link ...

Crunchy Mama

"NATURAL" BIRTH

So there is alot of threads at the moment about CS etc but the question I have is what is a natur...

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Can I ask why it even matters if a birth is natural, assisted, drugs, no drugs, CS?? Why does it matter at all? I have has 2 CS and ...

Cyathea

Reasons for choosing Homebirth

When I tell people I am a homebirther, is usually fascinates them, and they ask my reasons for ma...

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Hi Ladies. Wow this is a really interesting thread. I guess people have very dfferent opinions on birth. Has anyone on here had a ba...

Cyathea

caesareans - excerpt and link to info on the inter

[url]www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s21 15213.htm[/url] QUOTE: Babies born surgically are thr...

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ok second post.. I honestly think it doesnt matter how your baby comes out as long as he/she is healthy. You hear that so so so much...

NaturalWoman

Caesarean risks and informed decision making.

I have been reading all the posts lately about caesareans being recommended to women, and am feel...

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Without c/s I wouldn't be here! and not because I could've died but my mother could've died (and nearly did) having my brother 26 ye...

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