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Midwives Today

September 25, 2023 By Jo Anne Lindberg

Having a baby? No big deal. Get a doctor, go to the hospital, get it over with a quickly as possible...maybe not. Consider that midwives have been attending births for centuries. They were assisting women well before there were medical schools. … [Read more...] about Midwives Today

Filed Under: Childbirth Choices, Midwives, Trusting Yourself Tagged With: birth options, childbirth choices, decision making, Parenting

NPR Interview on Birth

August 31, 2023 By Jo Anne Lindberg

I was once asked to help field calls from callers after speaking briefly on how much say a mother has over her body once in the hospital. The bottom line is that parents have the legal right to allow or deny all medical procedures. Most parents don't … [Read more...] about NPR Interview on Birth

Filed Under: Childbirth Choices, Midwives, Self Determination Tagged With: birth options, childbirth choices, decision making

Inspired Birth Story – Part 2

December 26, 2022 By Jo Anne Lindberg

You begin to wonder how much more and you don’t think you can go on. Things are getting very intense. You have stopped thinking about anything but your body and your baby. You are in a world of your own. Riding the waves of sensation that your body … [Read more...] about Inspired Birth Story – Part 2

Filed Under: Adult Health, Childbirth Choices, Decision Making, Midwives, Self Determination Tagged With: birth options, childbirth choices, decision making, trusting yourself

Inspired Birth Story – Part One

November 16, 2022 By Jo Anne Lindberg

While there are no guarantees one can always hope for an inspired birth. The first sensations, or power surges, come on slowly. It is night so you try to let your partner sleep but you are too excited. You doubt if this is really “it”! Your … [Read more...] about Inspired Birth Story – Part One

Filed Under: Childbirth Choices, Decision Making, Midwives Tagged With: birth options, childbirth choices, decision making

Induction and Circular Logic by Gail Hart

October 27, 2022 By Jo Anne Lindberg

From Midwifery Today, Issue 63, Autumn 2002 It’s been said that induction has reached epidemic proportions in this country, but I dispute that statement. Induction is so common that it is no longer of “epidemic” proportions; it is now … [Read more...] about Induction and Circular Logic by Gail Hart

Filed Under: Adult Health, Childbirth Choices, Decision Making Tagged With: birth options, childbirth choices, decision making

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