If someone deserves a little happiness today, I think it’s Niki Taylor. The 33 year-old (to be 34 on Thursday!) American supermodel and enterpeneur has had her share of mishaps and misfortunes. But on Wednesday morning, she delivered a healthy baby girl. Things are looking up.
Ciel Taylor Lamar joins older brothers, 14 year old twins [...]
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A new documentary titled Orgasmic Birth made the rounds of worldwide film festivals in 2008 and now the concept is getting mainstream coverage in a report on ABC’s 20/20 news show. The same show also featured segments on breastfeeding and the trend of home births with little or no medical intervention.
In the 20/20 segment, one [...]
Tags: Debra Pascali-Bonaro, film, Ina May Gaskin, natural childbirth, orgasmic birth, water birth
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I felt very strongly about a 100 percent natural, drug-free childbirth. But this baby was not cooperating… This is the story of Ashley Lyn’s birth.
Tags: Ashley Lyn, Birth story, Cervadil, labor, natural childbirth, Pregnancy
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Two-time Oscar winning actress, Emma Thompson is very proud of ?giving birth without painkillers?. In fact she sees it as her biggest achievement in life. She says she is more proud of giving birth naturally than she is about her successful career. According to reports online, the British actress resorted to in vitro fertilization to [...]
Tags: birthing methods, Emma Thompson, midwife, natural childbirth, traditional births
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Communication alleviates fear.
I believe in this philosophy wholeheartedly. After all, nothing seems as bad when you know what to expect.
When I first discovered I was pregnant and began blogging for Babies Online, I confessed to a fear of doctors — an intense, panic-attack-inducing, tears and trembling phobia of the entire medical establishment.
After several visits with [...]
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