Posts by kythe

I'm just adding: I'm sorry about the above post. I posted quickly and just realized that sounded really rude. I don't think I can edit it now though I'm speaking from things I've seen too, but its quite possible that experience varies...

Quote:Originally Posted by liz-hippymom you are very wrong. i know from my own experience and from many others i have since talked to that it is VERY difficult to get a lawyer to take a case against a midwife without insurance. even...

Quote:Originally Posted by liz-hippymom i tend to not agree. especially after having met two woman in my state with babies with extensive Brain damage from their (home) births. they have no money to pay for the care their children...

Quote:Originally Posted by LiLStar  Is that percentage really accurate though? I was under the impression that those are hospital statistics.. the %age of baby boys circumcised before hospital discharge. I know far too many people...

Quote:Originally Posted by liz-hippymom  what do you guys think about malpractice insurance ? i think get getting all insurances and medicaid to cover midwives at home would be much more feesable if midwives carried malpractice...

I don't know if the mother did lose custody in that particular case, I only know that this psychiatrist wanted her to and testified against her. Nothing is this one-sided, there are always multiple issues facing each divorcing...

Your lawyer may be warning you because she has seen cases where extended breastfeeding has influenced custody. I think one thing you have in your favor is that your child is under two. I know there are no recommendations for an upper...

Transition is generally the time between around 8 - 10 cms dilated, that last stretch before you are ready to start pushing the baby out. This stage generally lasts anywhere from a few minutes to and hour. Even aside from cervical...

This is a really good topic. There are so many factors that influence homebirth safety. In recent years, I've been thinking a lot about the attitudes I've seen in the medical community. My first impression of the relationship between...

Most hospitals has regulations such as cervical checks every hour as a part of monitoring labor's progression. They try to have the same nurse consistently since cervical checks are somewhat subjective, but they do interventions if you...