Posts by xmasbaby7

Both midwife groups at Mt. Auburn and NW are great, but Mt. Auburn Midwives has a wonderful success rate for VBACs, so I would start there.   Good luck!

I enjoyed the film very much, too.   I read a scathing review of the film today on Science Based Medicine and was equally frustrated by his predictable complaints as he was of the film itself.   I hate the narrowness...

Kim Foster is amazing.   She will travel to pregnant and postpartum clients.    

I am not sure an OB is who you would want per se. I think there is some holistic fertility place in Brookline that offers various treatments, and I think they would consult in much more detail what has happened in your friend's...

The Wellesley CNMs go to NW Hospital and the W. Roxbury go there, too, but Naomi Feingold of that practice also goes to the Brigham and works with the Kenmore Square practice.

I would highly recommend the HV W. Roxbury or Wellesley practices of their nurse midwives or Women's Health Associates. They are fantastic and have much more leeway than WHA with their docs of offering midwifery care.

I think you made the right choice. Two of my closest friends just had babies with her and had strange outcomes with her. Beth runs herself ragged, trying to offer consistent care, but eventually gets burned out like anyone...

I read all of the data summary, and in every instance, the rate of infection was superior for unvaccinated children, yet the narrative concludes "no significant difference".   Am I reading this wrong or is this just an effort...

My ped said the same thing, and I thought, "Why?"   My guess is that either he didn't know I was as knowledgeable about vpds as I was and thought that polio conjured up enough fear from its historical reputation. Or...

Another thread got me thinking. Do you all have a current, in print book that addresses how to care for family with measles, mumps, pox, etc?   My grandmother has this basic family health guide from 1981 and it is so much...