I was amazed when I read this article outlining steps to make C-sections a little less clinical, and less impersonal especially for Moms. There’s never been anything like it before, and I for one agree that it is revolutionary. The idea was born in Queen Charlotte’s Hospital in London, the brainchild of Professor [...]
Tags: birthing methods, C-section, cesarean section, operation
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Towards the end of pregnancy, most moms feel huge, uncomfortable, but fine to go to work, and many moms work right up to the birth of their babies.
Many of us can’t afford to quit work, or would prefer to take maternity leave once our babies are born, to spend the time off actually with our [...]
Tags: cesarean section, maternity leave, Working Moms
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Baby Oliver Patrick was born last month in the UK. The new arrival is a baby brother for Charlie, age three. The brothers are unusual because they don’t just have one mom: they have three.
Alex Patrick was diagnosed with cervical cancer ten years ago. She beat her cancer, but was left infertile. Luckily for her, [...]
Tags: cesarean section, sisters, surrogacy
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Mothers who have delivered their babies by cesarean section may face being denied the opportunity to attempt a vaginal birth with subsequent pregnancies. And now they are facing another obstacle: being denied health insurance.
Most mothers who deliver by cesarean section must usually deliver any future babies surgically, as more and more doctors refuse to take [...]
Tags: cesarean birth, cesarean section, heath insurance, ICAN, VBAC
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