Monthly Archives: March 2009

Media blitz on circumcision

Posted on March 26, 2009 by gloria

  http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/360/13/1298  There was an intensive media blitz by proponents of circumcision yesterday.  Do you know what I was thinking after watching all the TV coverage last night?  The circumfetishists must have given the entire video to the news agencies, … Continue reading →

Posted in Intactivism, Newborn care | 2 Comments

Home birth story (adoption)

Posted on March 26, 2009 by gloria

The birth was at home.  The birthing woman had a history of postpartum hemmorhage so it was important that she nurse the baby to prevent excess bleeding.  The adopting mother “caught” the baby—that was lovely.  Then, to my surprise, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Breastfeeding, Holistic midwifery & doula education, Homebirth, Inspiring people | 11 Comments

Washington, DC A genital integrity message for the Obama admin

Posted on March 25, 2009 by gloria

I got up at 5:00 a.m. today to take my friend, James Loewen, to the airport.  He’s off to Wash., D.C. to march for the human rights of baby boys.  I couldn’t go (too much travel and too many babies … Continue reading →

Posted in Intactivism | 4 Comments

Breastfeeding, Intact Penis, and Natural Immunity

Posted on March 23, 2009 by gloria

These 3 subjects are very close to my heart.  I belong to separate email lists for the three subjects but it seems I’m not allowed to jointly post on all 3 because the different groups that speak up for children … Continue reading →

Posted in Breastfeeding, Intactivism, Natural immunity, Newborn care | 14 Comments

Encouraging birth workers to speak up for boys

Posted on March 21, 2009 by gloria

Sarah wrote to a birth email list: Just a question to everyone. What is your position on circumcision? Do you try to talk your clients out of it? If you feel strongly against it, would you make it a condition … Continue reading →

Posted in Holistic midwifery & doula education, Intactivism | 4 Comments

Is this baby early?

Posted on March 15, 2009 by gloria

Physical Features of a Premature Newborn It’s important to be able to distinguish an early baby from a full term so that you can understand the newborn’s behaviour in the first few weeks of life.  A full term baby will … Continue reading →

Posted in Newborn care | 3 Comments

When nurses speak up for women and babies

Posted on March 9, 2009 by gloria

May 2007 I’m a labor and delivery RN, and have been one for 6 years.  I can tell you the #1 reason why doctors (and yes, some nurses) will push patients to get an epidural — it’s much easier on … Continue reading →

Posted in Homebirth, VBAC Very Beautiful & Courageous | 2 Comments

Naming twins (joke)

Posted on March 9, 2009 by gloria

A pregnant woman from Washington, D.C. suffered a head injury in a car accident and fell into a deep coma. She was unconscious for nearly 6 mos and when she woke up and saw she was no longer pregnant she … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Bleeding from genital wounding

Posted on March 9, 2009 by gloria

A 9 week old baby boy in Britain died after circumcision.  According to an article in the Times, the baby boy underwent the surgery in a physician’s clinic (surgery) in Reading, England.  There have been 3 reported deaths from circumcision in … Continue reading →

Posted in Intactivism, Newborn care, loss | 4 Comments

Ending Circumcision—act locally, think globally

Posted on March 4, 2009 by gloria

Yesterday I dropped my grand daughter off at high school and had a half hour window to go and sit in a coffee shop and read the newspaper before my appointments. I make it a firm policy to never pay … Continue reading →

Posted in Intactivism | 10 Comments