• Last updated 6/27/11 by Cynthia Mosher

This list is a compilation of books suggested by MDC members:   The Cutter Incident , Paul Offit Don't Vaccinate Before You Educate , Mayer Eisenstein Evidence of Harm , David Kirby How To Raise A Healthy Child ... Inspite Of Your Doctor , Robert S. Mendelsohn Just a Little Prick , Hilary Butler Raising a Vaccine Free Child, Wendy Lydall A Shot in the Dark , Harris Coulter & Barbara Loe Fisher Vaccinations: A Thoughtful Parents' Guide , Aviva Jill Romm Vaccine , Arthur Allen The Vaccine Book , Robert W. Sears The Vaccine... read more

• Last updated 6/27/11 by Cynthia Mosher

Resource suggestions for determining if/which vaccines we might consider under these special circumstances:   CDC Travel Page CDC Health Information for International Travel WHO International Travel & Health WHO disease incidence & vaccination data International vaccine schedules (may not be 100% accurate) Info from Mexico PAHO WHO Western Pacific WHO Europe WHO SE Asia WHO Africa WHO E. Mediterranean read more

• Last updated 4/10/11 by Mothering Editorial

March 24, 2011 From the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC): An assault on vaccine exemptions is underway in Washington State by powerful special interest groups that want to do the same thing in other states. All WA state residents, who want to file a philosophical or religious exemption to vaccination without getting a signature from a doctor or medical worker, should register for the free NVIC Advocacy Portal and access guidelines and updates for how to contact legislators to educate them about the dangers of SB5005. Key contacts need to be made immediately... read more

• Last updated 1/26/13 by Cynthia Mosher

Today is World Down Syndrome Day. Join the National Down Syndrome Society’s beautiful and inspiring My Great Story Campaign to celebrate and honor the 400,000 Americans living with Down syndrome.  Please pass this message on and share with friends on facebook to honor those with Down syndrome. About My Great Story MGS was created pro-bono by NY based Ad Agency, Pedone. After 14 months of market analysis the Pedone team developed a campaign in an effort to shape the future for all people with Down syndrome. The online story book was developed by CT... read more

• Last updated 6/27/11 by Cynthia Mosher

We've discussed this before, but I think its time to bring it up again. There is a huge misconception of what Autism Acceptance (aka: Pro-Autism) means and what our motivation is that makes us, as parents, choose to accept instead of cure our children. I'd also like to discuss some of the Autism myths, feel free to add your own. To keep this within the UA please refrain from attacking those who do not hold the same opinion as you, this goes both ways. We can do this respectfully and still get our message out there. If you happen to be pro-cure and have questions,... read more

• Last updated 1/26/13 by Cynthia Mosher

SEX AFTER BABY: A SUCCESS STORY by guest blogger Oryna Schiffman The wife and mother in me had ousted the lover and songwriter.  Prenatal weight gain and hair loss led the putsch, and by the time I gave birth to my second irresistibly squeezable son I was firmly planted in the “all-mother-all-the-time” seat of power.  I reveled in that post partum grace period when visitors dropped in with treats to ogle my bundle of wonder, while he and I got acquainted in our nursing-napping cocoon… But a cocoon is built to be broken, just like a real estate... read more

• Last updated 1/26/13 by Cynthia Mosher

My son, Reeve, saw his first opera when he was 5. I didn’t take him—I had never really paid any attention to opera. Neither had my husband, Tim. No, it was Paula, the mother of one of Reeve’s classmates, who took him to see a Santa Fe Opera youth night performance of “The Marriage of Figaro.” If it had been up to me, Reeve would never have seen an opera. I was not an opera-goer. I’ve been many times in the years since, but that’s because he got me interested, not the other way around. I’m grateful to Paula for sharing something with Reeve that I would... read more

• Last updated 11/30/11 by Mothering Editorial

This page displays monthly reports on event data from the US government's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). Reports are provided by Mothering Expert Steven Rubin, PhD, a computer scientist who maintains the online searchable VAERS database, MedAlerts, and volunteer data reporter for the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC). Please view his bio at the bottom of this page. Ask Dr. Rubin a Question Read Past Questions & Answers by Dr. Rubin About VAERS - from the VAERS website The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a national vaccine... read more

• Last updated 1/26/13 by Cynthia Mosher

Reclaiming Sexual Vitality for Moms! by Lara Catone Exhaustion, leaky breasts, spit up, hormones that climb and dive like the hills of a roller coaster—the reality of new mommyhood does not necessarily sound like a steamy recipe for a hot sex life.  Not to mention a baby in your bed, new pressures on your relationship and vaginal dryness, scarring and pain.  A recent survey says that 25% of relationships become sexless following the birth of a baby.  Many sex experts estimate that this number is closer to 50%. As a birth doula and childbirth... read more

• Last updated 1/26/13 by Cynthia Mosher

When you’re depressed, I find it’s best to just be…depressed. Happiness returns more quickly when you give yourself permission to be blue…or any shade of black you need to be. I understand that for some people, depression can be so severe as to be life threatening. It can grip a soul for decades. The kind of depression I’m addressing here falls somewhere within the category of disparaging life passages to profound melancholy…which is to say, likely manageable without drugs and positively surmountable. But I will go on record to say that, while I think... read more