Posts by IdentityCrisisMama

Good idea for this post, Adina - and timely because we have been talking about DEMs a lot lately on the forum.  There was a thread a while back about "underground MWs" that saw a lot of active discussion a couple of years ago. It...

I have removed a post because although it addresses risk it is more appropriate on its own thread. Choosing the original source material as the link (rather than the link provided on this therad), I started a thread on the new AAP...

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/04/24/peds.2013-0575.full.pdf+html     From the abstract: The American Academy of Pediatrics concurs with the recent statement of the American College of...

I have removed a post on this thread. Members are welcome and encouraged to correct information they feel is inaccurate but doing so must follow our UA and avoid name calling:      Quote: We expect our...

Has it been mentioned yet that maybe your DC just needs to break down from time to time as some sort of release?  

I'm wondering if we can have a general discussion among those who support homebirth about the issue of risk factors.   Because our own experiences with HB (whether you are a care provider, someone who has had a HB or is...

Quote: Originally P osted by mothercat    However, I don't think comments such as these are helpful to the discussion. (Just MHO). They amount to speculation unless you have specific sources you would like...

Quote: Originally Posted by Pillowy    And then, naturally, the next question is then how do we make births safer? Yes.       And, to take that even a step further, even if the...

Quote: Originally Posted by mothercat  The prelim report includes Rooks' testimony, but it seems expanded and I don't know the source or the author. But for now, the prelim report is not thought to have been...

Quote: Originally Posted by Pillowy    The link I was referring to there (when I said "what the paper specifically told them not to do") was Judith Rook's statement, at the bottom of the table where it...