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  1. A note from a nurse: I received an email from a maternity nurse in Maine and I thought I'd share it anonymously.. http://bit.ly/3FZm7r
  2. In the desert reading the Feminine Mystique, which is still shockingly relevant as I watch golf widows here caring for kids alone.
  3. #whatif birth never moved from the home to the hospital?
  4. Client said when she was in labor she asked nurse to take off a glove. Nurse said no. Client said, "but I just need to hold someone's hand"
  5. 92% of Americans have BPA in urine. The chemical lines cans, seeps into food. Eat fresh. http://tinyurl.com/yfzzbab
  6. RT @MyOBsaidWHAT New Blog Post!: "...Just In Case We Blow Up Your Uterus." http://bit.ly/dSw0x
  7. RT @nursemidwife Caesarean Sections Associated With 50% Increased Risk Of Asthma In Child, Study Shows http://alturl.com/uuce
  8. Received mail from the Foundation for the Advancement of Midwifery and saw under "grantees" The Homebirth Consensus Conference. What is it?
  9. RT @GR8MIDWIFE @midwifeamy RT Preventing a preventable #cesarean (half of all cesareans!) http://bit.ly/j8Vdd <GR8 TWEET>
  10. @Dou_la_la I read the sensory issues being related to difficult births in a paper from www.thespiralfoundation.org
  11. And she lived to tell the tale: There is a great post on Unnecessarean that aggregates lots of stories about In.. http://bit.ly/1L8R6o
  12. Just read that more than 40% of kids with sensory issues were csections or assisted/traumatic births. There seems to be an epidemic of both.
  13. Seeing lots of cute babies today...I miss that stage. They don't talk back.
  14. RT @CBShoppe Hospitals to crack down on induced labors - Pregnancy- msnbc.com http://bit.ly/giSP6
  15. Went to funeral of a 96yo who died home (on purpose) peacefully. Normal birth should be the same, at home, surrounded by love, not machines.
  16. Ken Burns just said "nature is never wrong," and that applies to more than just the national parks. #bostonbookfestival
  17. Standing in an ENORMOUS line to hear Ken Burns discuss how to bring history to life. Big line for Alicia Silverstone's vegan book talk too.
  18. Lunch discussion on whether pregnant women in the workforce shld ask to work from home to protect themselves from H1N1. Will HR allow it?
  19. : I got a nice email today from a woman in Missoula, Montana, who had read my book. She said there is a big con.. http://bit.ly/17Z8qK
  20. RT @massagedoula1 RT @BirthBabiesBlog: New blog today! The OB/GYN's Birth Plan http://bit.ly/3iU3caUtterly appalling!!!All women need to...