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Can You Induce VBAC? – The Wrong Question

By MHeket on 6 March, 2016 autonomy, birth practices, caesareans, challenging perceptions, critical thinking, feminism, health, medical intervention, mothers, obstetrics, VBAC, women's rights Birth, VBAC

Some doctors pressure women to induce VBAC, others refuse to induce. Whether a VBAC is induced or not, is a decision that only women can make. Doctors provide a service, women make the decisions.

For The Love Of Birth, Think Of The Hormones!

By MHeket on 28 February, 2016 birth practices, caesareans, challenging perceptions, critical thinking, health, maternity system, medical intervention, obstetrics, VBAC Birth, Birth Revolution

Women often perceive birth to be a physical act, but birth is a finely tuned hormonal performance like no other. Learn how to harness your hormones to make birth easy and safe.

How to make a VBAC Birth Plan

By MHeket on 1 February, 2016 birth practices, caesareans, capitalism, challenging perceptions, critical thinking, health, maternity system, medical intervention, unrealistic expectations, VBAC Birth, VBAC

Making a birth plan is really important, despite what many people would have you believe. This especially true for VBAC. Learn the HOW and WHY of birth planning for a vaginal birth after caesarean.

Let’s Stop Denying Birth Rape Already

By MHeket on 29 January, 2016 birth practices, challenging perceptions, child safety, compassion, critical thinking, feminism, healing, medical intervention, obstetrics, stop blaming women, validating experiences, VBAC, women's rights Birth, Birth Trauma

People are horrified when they hear the term BIRTH RAPE to describe an experience with a maternity care provider, but birth rape is a real thing, and qualifications do not prevent rapists from raping.

Birth Trauma: When Your Friend Has A Baby

By MHeket on 14 January, 2016 birth practices, challenging perceptions, compassion, medical intervention, mothers, obstetrics, self care, validating experiences Birth, Birth Trauma

When you have birth trauma it can be incredibly triggering to see your friends planning their own births, and it can leave us feeling very . Here are six easy tips on managing Vicarious Birth Trauma.

Do You Need To Help Bring On Labour?

By MHeket on 13 January, 2016 autonomy, birth practices, challenging perceptions, critical thinking, health, maternity system, medical intervention, support, VBAC, women's rights Birth, Hospital Birth

How safe is synthetic hormone induction for labour? Should you induce labour at home and will that help you avoid synthetic hormonal induction? Is home induction any different to chemical induction?

Go In Pushing – Not a VBAC Birth Plan

By MHeket on 30 December, 2015 birth practices, caesareans, capitalism, challenging perceptions, feminism, health, maternity system, medical intervention, mothers, obstetrics, stop blaming women, unrealistic expectations, VBAC, women's rights Birth, VBAC

“My care provider doesn’t allow VBAC so I’m just going to go in pushing” Find out why this is not just a bad idea, it could actually be downright dangerous.

7 Tips for Tactful Intactivism

By MHeket on 30 December, 2015 attachment parenting, babies, balancing partnerships, birth practices, challenging perceptions, compassion, feminism, health, intactivism, medical intervention, men, stop blaming women, whole baby Children's Health, Mothering

Here are 7 tips on fighting for babies without turning people against you!

CBAC – You Can Not Fail at VBAC

By MHeket on 10 December, 2015 balancing partnerships, caesareans, challenging perceptions, feminism, maternity system, medical intervention, men, obstetrics, VBAC Birth, VBAC

If you’ve had a CBAC you might feel like a horrible failure, but women do not fail birth. Care providers, on the other hand, frequently fail to support VBAC and sometimes birth partners do too.

Are Vaginal Exams Accurate?

By MHeket on 9 December, 2015 birth practices, caesareans, challenging perceptions, critical thinking, feminism, freebirth, intervention, medical intervention, obstetrics, unrealistic expectations, women's rights Birth, Hospital Birth

How accurate are vaginal exams? Is it common for different providers to have a different estimation for the same cervix? Try this experiment to find out!

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