Birth Articles

• Alchemy Institute of Healing Arts "Alchemy and Birthing" - an article on hypnotherapy.
• Chanting in pregnancy and childbirth Some information on Frederick Leboyer's (Birth Without Violence) method of chanting during labor.
• Childbirth: The Ordinary Miracle - Effects of Devaluation of Childbirth on Women's Self-Esteem and Family Relationships A great article by Gayle Peterson.
• Episiotomy: Ritual Genital Mutilation in Western Obstetrics Abstracts of research that supports the idea that episiotomy is not useful, for the most part, and often LEADS to damage.
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring A very informative list of article abstracts that debate the usefulness of EFM.
• Fetal Monitoring A good discussion of the problems and benefits of electronic fetal monitoring. (Personally, I think it slows down labor without lowering the fetal death rate, and that it leads to more intervention.)
• How to Support a Laboring Woman FAQ Wonderful, no matter what your point of view is (Mom, partner, etc).
• Is this really labor? Good if you haven't been there. (In labor, that is.)
• Medical-boiling water childbirth At an urban legend archive - debunks the "myth" about needing boiled water.
• Perineal Massage Interested? This article is a good place to start.
• Pitocin FAQ This might make a difference in your birth planning.
• Pregnancy-Childbirth - From The Mining Company - Choices That Can Affect Breastfeeding Important stuff to think about when contemplating your upcoming labor.
• THE DAILY PARENT - PMother Or Fetus - Which Decides When Birth Occurs A good article, with no sources.

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03/10/01