From January 1, 2006 BirthLink Newsletter Take care of yourself first. Please be careful about burnout! We all take on a great deal! parenthood, jobs, households, partners, birth activism, and community service. What are you doing for self care? … [Read more...] about Self Love and Self Care
Peace for Our Planet
Part One I hope that the choices I make will create peace for our planet. One cold and dark winter night my phone rang. It took me a few minutes to understand who was calling and why. It was the director of Healing Services at Kripalu in … [Read more...] about Peace for Our Planet
For the Love of Reading
I'm reading Anne Morrow Lindberg. Of course I had read Gifts from the Sea but it seems she has written other works that I was not aware of. It's so fun for me to discover and get to know an author. She flew with her husband many times in that tiny … [Read more...] about For the Love of Reading
Labor of Love
BirthLink was founded in 1996 based on the principles of undisturbed birth, immediate uninterrupted bonding and and breastfeeding. These are practices that are rare in our culture. Since we started educating parents about these birth options we have … [Read more...] about Labor of Love
Bonding – The Golden Moment
by Jill Gliha, BirthLink Board Member Part Six of a Six Part Series - Empowering Hospital Birth Delay all hospital protocol for two hours after the birth. Much of what " needs " to be done to your baby after the birth does not need to be done … [Read more...] about Bonding – The Golden Moment