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Our Daughter

DrKim — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:38:00 +0000

What an incredible week! Our baby girl came to join us… Everything went according to “plan”. She was born the very day we hoped to have her (for a variety of reasons), the beginning of the 38th week of pregnancy, the morning after a restful Shabbat. The birth was at home, and went perfectly. Labor …

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Head’s Down, Thumbs Up! On My Way To Home Birth

DrKim — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:07:00 +0000

That was what my first grade teacher would call out before we played Seven Up, which was my favorite game at that big-kid school. (Well, not the homebirth part). This time, I mean something entirely different……THE BABY TURNED! HER HEAD IS DOWN!!!Thumbs up, as in, “fantastic.” Head’s down, as in: her head is down. Capish? …

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Who Knows How to Deliver a Breech?

DrKim — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:53:00 +0000

“C-sections shouldn’t be ‘automatic’ for breech births, Canadian doctors say” Duh. I can’t believe that since the year 2000, every woman with a breech baby gets cut open. They thought it was safer. I am so glad that it’s finally being concluded that it’s not necessarily true. But there are still 2 main problems. First, …

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“For Low-Risk Births, Home Is As Safe As Hospital”

DrKim — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:44:00 +0000

I just read a great article, on Quality Health, put out by Reuters Health in New York. It states that for low-risk births, home is as safe as hospital. “Low-risk women should be encouraged to plan their birth at the place of their preference, provided the maternity care system is well equipped to underpin women’s …

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More Reasons to Birth at Home

DrKim — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:31:00 +0000

For obvious reasons, I have Birthing On My Mind. I can’t believe our little GIRL might be here in FOUR weeks! Maybe five or six. But either way, it’s soon. I’ve been spending a lot of time lately on the web, researching things related to a more Natural Lifestyle for this blog. I’ve noticed what …

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You’re Giving Birth WHERE?!?

DrKim — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:09:00 +0000

Which sounds better to you: Bright lights, strangers walking in and out checking machines that make beeps, being strapped to a table, unable to choose whatever position is most comfortable, being cut open because you’re taking to long….. OR Your own comfortable home with a few select friends or family, your favorite relaxing music, the …

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