Your weekly one-stop for highlights from the birth blogosphere. Visit weekly for the latest on childbirth, especially related to cesarean prevention, recovery, and VBAC. To nominate a blog post to be featured here, email me at blog@ican-online.org
Patti Ramos – Victorious Birth After Previous Cesarean: Photos and story from a VBAC of a 11 pound, 7 ounce baby. See also If I Had My Life to Live Over for a gorgeous photo of mama and baby reaching for each other right after birth.
Science and Sensibility – Disputed Territory: A Doctor Reviews”Birth Territory and Midwifery Guardianship: Theory for Practice, Education and Research”: A great review of a book all about all aspects of birth space (physical, relational, power and knowledge). Bottom line: “The only bad thing about “Birth Territory and Midwifery Guardianship” is that obstetricians will not read it.”
Preparing for Birth – Quotes About Childbirth: A wonderful collection of inspiring quotes about birth.
Empowering Birth Blog – What is Empowering Birth? A beautiful poem inspired by Birthing From Within that describes empowered birth.