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Informed Consent In Birth

https://www.facebook.com/ImprovingBirth/videosHospital Policies do NOT trump Human Rights! https://www.facebook.com/ImprovingBirth/videos

The Most Scientific Birth Is Often the Least Technological Birth

When I ask my medical students to describe their image of a woman who elects to birth with a midwife rather than with an obstetrician, they generally describe a woman who wears long cotton skirts, braids her hair, eats only organic vegan food, does yoga, and maybe...

Intrapartum antibiotics for known maternal Group B streptococcal colonization

Women, men and children of all ages can be colonized with Group B streptococcus(GBS) bacteria without having any symptoms. Group B streptococcus are particularly found in the gastrointestinal tract, vagina and urethra. This is the situation in both developed and...

Prenatal Yoga Mon and Wed nights 7:00-8:30pm

The Truth About Big Baby!

Fewer than 8 percent of babies born in the United States meet the medical definition of a large baby. Ultrasounds have a large inaccuracy rate. This is a scare tactic to force interventions and unwanted surgery.

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