It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these, but I’m taking advantage of a day off to catch up on the news. Enjoy!
Lower back tattoos interfere with epidurals? Doctors say no.
Story of a water birth in West Texas, and another article about water birth.
Midwife assisted births on the rise.
The Today Show online investigates alternative pain mediation techniques.
80% of people in the UK oppose a bill which would remove the legal requirement that a doctor consider the child’s need for a father when performing IVF procedures.
More love for midwives in Wisconsin.
Opinion piece about the financial waste caused by intervention and over-hospitalization of birthing women.
43% of women in California breastfeed exclusively.
One hospital in Houston considers outlawing VBACs (vaginal births after cesarean sections) completely.
Study says that curvy women live longer and have smarter children.
NYTimes article discusses the declining enrollments in childbirth classes.
Radical Doula 
i wonder if it’s not so much that women are skipping childbirth class, as that they’re skipping the hospital sponsored childbirth classes? there are a lot of independent organizations out there teaching courses for prepared birth that are far more informative than the hospital “how to be a good patient” class. just curious…