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July 5, 2012 BY Dawn
The National Rally for Change The Largest Women’s Rights Movement in Decades A national movement is underway to improve birth in America. At least 40 cities across the country are holding a “National Rally for Change” on Labor Day, September 3, 2012, to bring awareness to the alarmingly high rates of medically unnecessary cesarean sections…
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June 20, 2012 BY Dawn
I was 20 when I got pregnant with my first child. I made all the typical assumptions back then. I went to my primary doctor for an OB referral. I had no idea I had a choice. I thought that I went to the OB, he would tell me all I needed to know about…
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May 23, 2012 BY Dawn
Lamaze International today launched an amazing video and campaign called "Push for Your Baby." The amount of time and energy that went into this project is evident. These are all stories that birth professionals have lived right alongside their clients. Many organizations are getting on board to make a change in our communities and question…
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March 1, 2012 BY Dawn
Sounds like a spoof of a headline, doesn't it? But it's real. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (that's THE organization for ObGYns) published a study this month reporting that just one-third of their clinical guidelines met a standard of "good and consistent scientific evidence." PushNews from The Big Push for Midwives Campaign…
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