Monthly Archives: June 2009

Doctors beginning to realize that induction is a big mistake

Posted on June 30, 2009 by gloria

The wall is beginning to crack.  More and more evidence is piling up that all the inductions in the past 20 years for bogus reasons (like oligohydramnios, pregnancy of 41 weeks and gestational diabetes) have harmed women and babies.  Of … Continue reading →

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My people at the Chicago Pride Parade 2009

Posted on June 29, 2009 by gloria
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The Woman at the Helm of NOCIRC.org

Posted on June 29, 2009 by gloria

Forest Knolls woman heads effort to stop circumcision Richard Halstead  Posted: 06/27/2009 06:25:55 PM PDT  Forest Knolls resident Marilyn Milos, who started the nonprofit National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers, stands among research and case files gathered during her … Continue reading →

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Leave your son’s foreskin alone

Posted on June 26, 2009 by gloria

WARNING TO PARENTS: PREMATURE, FORCIBLE, FORESKIN RETRACTION OF INTACT BOYS — AN EPIDEMIC by John V. Geisheker, J.D., LL.M. Executive Director, General Counsel In my capacity as the Executive Director of Doctors Opposing Circumcision, an international physicians’ non-profit, I field … Continue reading →

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Media treatment of “baby in a hurry” stories

Posted on June 19, 2009 by gloria

The British tabloids seem to love a good story about a baby that gets its little self born before the midwife arrives or on the way to the local hospital (usually in rush hour traffic).  I once saw a bit … Continue reading →

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Turnabout on Breech birth–talk is cheap

Posted on June 19, 2009 by gloria

All day today I’ve received emails, telephone messages and Facebook notes letting me know that the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada have had a change of heart about vaginal breech birth.  The article in the Globe and Mail … Continue reading →

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Avoiding the cobra pose

Posted on June 9, 2009 by gloria

Circumcision: Echoes in the Body By Jeane Rhodes, Ph.D. Recently, I completed a doctoral research project in which I investigated the possible link between the way children do selected yoga postures for the first time and their individual birth experiences. … Continue reading →

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Thank you

Posted on June 5, 2009 by gloria

This is my 100th blog post and I wanted to mark that accomplishment with a big thankyou to those of you who come by and read my posts.  According to the log, there are 80,000 of you in most months.  … Continue reading →

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The goats have no midwives

Posted on June 5, 2009 by gloria

The goats have no midwives. The sheep have no midwives. When the goat is pregnant, she births safely. When the sheep is pregnant, she births safely. You, in this state of pregnancy, will birth safely. Recited by the village midwife … Continue reading →

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Rose’s birth

Posted on June 3, 2009 by gloria

Dear Rose,  you’re a grownup young woman now but you’ve asked me to tell you your birth story so here goes. Your mom phoned me a few weeks before her due date to see if I would help her give … Continue reading →

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