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Home Birth Gathering

Posted by Sarah Meder on Sunday, July 25, 2010, In : Homebirth

For those:

who have had a home birth
who have wanted a home birth
who are planning a home birth
whose home birth didn't go according to plan
who are thinking about having a home birth
who have ‘caught’ babies born at home
who have supported mothers giving birth at home
who are interested in home birth...

R30 per person,

How to plan for your c-section

Posted by Sarah Meder on Wednesday, October 21, 2009, In : Caesarean Section

First, make sure you check out the article called "A c-section, but naturally"!

Penny Simpkin is an American author of several books and is an outspoken birth activist since 1968.

If you find yourself in place where a c-section has become the best and safest option for the birth of your child, then this is the document for you. This download is aimed at helping you take charge of your birth and offers suggestions on how to best deal with the birth by c-section. Mothers having a c-section need t...
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A C-Section, but naturally!

Posted by Sarah Meder on Friday, October 16, 2009, In : Caesarean Section

This is a new term that is gaining popularity as it provides a very different approach to Ceasarean Surgery. It offers parents, and their baby, some aspects of a vaginal birth that are not normally associated with ceasarean birth.

During the traditional method of ceasarean surgery, the doctor tries to perform this as quickly as possible. The baby is pulled from the mother uterus as soon as possible after the incision is made and then whisked away to be evaluated, then swaddled and brought...