apologies: this section still under construction
This section is purely a source of various dissident information available regarding issues in pregnancy, childbirth and infant / early childhood care. It is not meant to substitute for the direct advice of a medical practitioner. See
for more information.
Miscellaneous Information regarding Pregnancy
- Mercola on Why a C-Section may not be your best option
- see the food politics subsection on Soy products for information relating to consumption of soy products and its relation to childbirth / parents and children's health.
- Dangers of IVF include a tripling in chance of baby suffering from cerebral palsy, and seven times the chance of retinoblastoma eye cancer, and more. Read on...
- Information on the Vitamin K injection for Newborns
A copy of an AVN thread on the subject.
- Vitamin K By Karin Rothville DipCBEd
- Women's Health and Mercury Amalgam
(a detailed essay and literature survey)
also see the women's experiences section of the large document on medical iatrogeny...
- A copy of the petition at the petition site regarding cord clamping
(and a link to the petition at bottom of column).
Also see the website below which deals specifically with cord-clamping issues...
Oxytocin
from lotusbirth.com:
document 1: Oxytocin / Toesen Precautions
document 2: Oxytocins Known risks to mother and fetus/neonate
- document1 document2 (same info, external links to source)
and on chlorobutanol preservative (external link) - mirror of abstract The effect of oxytocin on the contractile force of human atrial trabeculae
Ultrasound
There is another side to the ultrasound story that you should consider in making an informed decision about safety and utility:
- Dr Sarah Buckley on Ultrasound Scans: Cause for Concern
- dangers of ultrasound (copy of a post to AVN forum)
- Ultrasound Scans Linked to Brain Damage in Babies:
includes a warning from Dr John Christopher - Ultrasound Scans May Harm Unborn Babies
- Ultrasound by Total Mommy
- Sounding the alarm on hazardous ultrasound - again
William Campbell Douglass MD - Mother Rails Against Ultrasound Included below: More Discussion Regarding Link Between Ultrasound and IUGR this includes a rebuttal to one study's interpretation
- The Dangers of Prenatal Ultrasound
Useful Links
lotusbirth.com
source of many good articles on childbirth inc. those mirrored above
See the womenofspirit website
for more writings by Sarah J Buckley
(author of locally mirrored article
Ultrasound Scans: Cause for Concern)
How
the Cord Clamp Procedure Injures Your Baby’s Brain
Check out the rest of this site (follow
the link to their home page) for a lot of very interesting information
on the healthy birth process and how it may be interrupted by ignorance...
Natural Woman, Natural Man
A site "dedicated to advocating natural childbirth, breastfeeding,
natural birth control, organic agriculture, and natural remedies for disease."
Pinky
checkout the features section...
With Woman
"a site for
women, midwives,
and anyone interested
in creative birth
and birth choices"
--particularly check out the Rhogham / anti-D articles
Robbie Davis Floyd
Anthropological, scholarly approach to understanding important birth issues
Online Childbirth Class
An excellent resource with sound philosophical approach behind it.
Another excellent source: mainly a paid access site, but does give access to some good free files. You must read the webmaster's story in Rape of the Twentieth Century.
Jane Palmer, Independent Midwife in Sydney, Australia
Birthworks |
La Leche League International--Breastfeeding Information |
Welcome to the Concerned Parents for Vaccine Safety |
The Tandem Nursing Support Association |
Dangers of Drugs in Birth and Pregnancy - Oxytocin to iron supplements on the National Women's Health Alliance web site. Doris Haire is a very respected Certified Nurse Midwife who has been a whistle blower on behalf of unborn babies for a long time. |
Pushing for First Time Moms by Gloria Lemay |
Ultrasound dangers item by Gloria |
Ultrasound Scans May Harm Unborn Babies |
Lemay's backers defend birthing rights - May 2002 |
Blue ribbon babies by nutrition expert Dr. Thomas Brewer (ob/gyn) |
The midwife and home birth |
VBAC Care by midwife |
Post partum elation |
ICAN advisory board |
Virginia Birth Freedom: |
This is an article from a website in Australia about me. Gloria |
WORLD-RENOWNED BIRTH ATTENDANT GIVES VICTORIA WORKSHOP |
A Legal Win For Birth Attendants In British Columbia |
Leilah McCracken's book "Rape of the 20th Century" has been translated into french and is available here: |
Don't want to vaccinate? This website will give you graphs showing why natural immunity actually has better results than vaccination. There is also a very interesting article about a group of 85 children raised by natural health principles called the Hopewood children. |
Yashua's Glorious Birth: A Mother's journey through her first pregnancy, birth, lotus birth, 40 days of Solitude and Father's birth announcement. |
Must-read article in the British Medical Journal "Has the Medicalization of Childbirth gone too far?" |
CranioSacral therapy, Young Living essential oils, natural healing http://www.sheilasnow.com |
