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• Crocheted Doll Gives Birth

  What do you get when you mix a natural birth advocate with a fiber artist in a manic phase? Why, this crocheted doll, that's what. Billed as a childbirth education doll, she and her newborn son (that's him in the probably NSFW picture at the end of this post, popping out between her legs) are anatomically correct.   Read More... Posted May 12 2009, 11:23 AM by Madeline Holler with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Childbirth Education, etsy, crocheted birth doll, cozy coleman, doll gives birth, childbirth education doll

• Chicago Doula Works With Poor Pregnant Teens

  For all those tempted to think of a doula as a luxury who merely provides pampering, it's worth taking a little time to watch A Doula Story. Loretha Weisinger, the subject of the documentary, a former teen mom herself, works with pregnant teens in a poor area of Chicago. She's really a combination of childbirth educator, doula, lactation consultant, and parenting educator, which is a hell of a job, but clearly a crucial one. Read More... Posted Mar 06 2009, 02:30 PM by Miriam Axel-Lute with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Childbirth Education, poverty, breastfeeding, chicago, teen pregnancy, doula, doulas, lactation consultant, Young moms, pregnant teens, social services, documentaries, Axel-Lute, Loretha Weisinger, parenting education

• How Satisfying Was the Birth of Your Child?

  No, no, I am not asking how big the baby was or the Apgar scores or how much hair or what color. That’s the baby, clearly the big payoff in this pregnancy/labor/childbirth enterprise, the central and highest concern of any mother, father, doctor and nurse. What I want to know is about your births, which I would argue are a separate entity and also very important. Are you happy with how things went? Did the nurses follow your birth plan? Did your OB or midwife listen to you? Was it important that they listen to you? Did you get the pain medication you wanted or the support for pain management that you had hoped for? In short, did your labor and delivery go as you had planned? Was it what you expected? I ask because a comprehensive survey of expectant women concludes ... Read More... Posted Oct 22 2007, 03:02 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 16 comment(s) Filed under: Childbirth Education, research study, childbirth, c-section, Madeline Holler

• Former POW Jessica Lynch Gives Birth to Baby Girl

  Jessica Lynch, the former POW who was taken hostage when her convoy was attacked in Iraq and then dramatically rescued shortly thereafter, gave birth to a "fat and gorgeous" baby girl on Friday. Lynch and her fiancé Wes Robinson are said to be "thrilled." The 7 lb., 10 oz. baby girl is named Dakota Ann after Lynch's close friend, Pfc. Lori Piestewa, one of 11 soldiers killed in the convoy ambush. According to a Lynch family spokesperson, Dakota is a Native American word for "friend or ally" and Ann was Piestewa's middle name. What a touching tribute to a friend. Congratulations Lynch-Robinson family! [via People] Posted Jan 20 2007, 11:03 AM by Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) with | with no comments Filed under: Childbirth Education, celebrity, pregnancy, mother, pregnant, moms, wes robinson, jessica lynch

• Australia Brings Up "God Machine" to Reduce Abortions

  In a move designed to reduce abortions in Australia, the government's health agency brought on board the Catholic Church to help offer pregnancy counseling services. A furor erupted, and now the health minister himself is running from the decision, saying it ws his agency -- not him -- that made the call. Meanwhile the church's welfare arm, Centacare, is saying it can provide bias-free counseling services -- regardless of a woman's decision to keep or abort a baby. That just doesn't make sense. The whole idea behind the program is to reduce abortions. So the Catholic Church is brought in to offer counseling. And they're going to say what, exactly? Go for it! I don't think so. Says a Centacare rep: "We're looking at making sure a client has all the information available and yes, some will definitely be making that choice to have a termination of pregnancy and we don't at that stage adopt any particular bias against that. We simply support them through that decision making and afterwards." "At that stage"? Translated, that sounds like: "We tell them they'll burn in hell if they have an abortion but if they ultimately decide to go through with it, we just shut up and think it." Keep running, health minister, keep running. Posted Jan 03 2007, 11:30 AM by Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) with | with no comments Filed under: Childbirth Education, health, pregnancy, medicine, adoption, religion

• It's Time to Play: Weird or Waldorf?

  Yes, ladies and gentleman, that's right! It's that time again! Time to play—Weird Or Waldorf! You are today's lucky contestant and it's up to you to decide if today's item is weird or Waldorf. We know how hard a distinction that is given that Waldorfians are known for their creepy, faceless dolls and cold, impersonal wooden toys. Allrighty, let's play! Today's item is a felted wool placenta! That's right, ladies and gents! It's a placenta hand-crafted out of soft, cuddly wool!  (All natural fibers, of course.) Not only that, nature's only disposable organ is still attached to the baby by—you guessed it!— the woolen umbilical cord! The placenta is criss-crossed with dyed-wool arteries and veins which adds to its authenticity. It even comes with a handy carrying case in the form of "a laboring woman's womb." Those Waldorfians think of everything, don't they?! Okay, we're getting down to the wire here and I know what a tough decision this must be. You hand this toy to your kid. Does she love the little baby or run screaming from the room? It's time to decide: Weird? Or Waldorf?  [photo credit: Fairy Wool Dolls] Posted Dec 12 2006, 10:03 AM by Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: Waldorf, Placenta, Childbirth Education, pregnancy, education, products