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September 16, 2009Jenny Marie Hatch Leave a comment

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PS OK NBC, now balance yourselves out and do a story on “The Perils of Hospital Birth”.

Benjamin Johnson Hatch – 2 hours old after being born at home into his Fathers hands. I did my own prenatal care, birthed him after a six hour labor of love, and he was born Lotus style (we did not cut the cord) and let it fall off naturally six days after his birth. October 25th, 2002
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Freebirth…Is it a crime?

July 20, 2009Jenny Marie Hatch Leave a comment

UPDATE: July 21st
NO!
Laura Shanley told me last week that the blogosphere had been buzzing about Janets birth for a few months. I have been completely out of the loop because of work and no time to follow the story. But today I did a little more research and found that the same ol losers in the medical field who want to prosecute Mothers for giving birth at home alone screamed long and loud when Janet’s baby died last spring.

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April 6, 2009Jenny Marie Hatch Leave a comment

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The Paul and Jenny Hatch Family August 2002 (Seven months pregnant with Ben)

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Rixa Freeze: Born Free: Unassisted Childbirth in North America

February 4, 2009Jenny Marie Hatch Leave a comment

Go Here to read the PDF of this amazing paper!
Please read “Born Free: Unassisted Childbirth in North America” (PhD dissertation on UC)
From Rixa Freeze:

“My PhD dissertation about unassisted childbirth is online and publicly available!

I’ve been waiting for ProQuest to put my dissertation online. In the meantime, here is a link to the manuscript, Born Free: Unassisted Childbirth in North America (PDF document). It’s actually a more recent version than the one I submitted to ProQuest, since I have recently changed several typos and made a few minor corrections.

I’ll be periodically updateding the manuscript as I find more typos or small items that need clarification or correction. Like any published book, the dissertation is copyrighted so, obviously, no quoting passages or paraphrasing without an appropriate citation.

I would love to have detailed feedback, comments, and/or criticism on the manuscript. Feel free to email me about anything from typos to major conceptual or organizational issues. My next project is submitting a proposal to publishers, so I would especially appreciate input related to turning the academic dissertation into a book.

Happy reading!”

I’ve read portions of Rixas Dissertation and it is excellent. Here is the formal title of her dissertation:
Rixa Ann Spencer. “Born Free: Unassisted Childbirth in North America.” Ph.D. diss., University of Iowa, 2008.
I predict this is the first of many many inquiries into unassisted childbirth and the various reasons that parents are increasingly taking personal responsibility for the births of their children.

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Gloria Lemay: Online class pediatric exam of the newborn

December 3, 2008Jenny Marie Hatch Leave a comment

We have an upcoming CW program that Gloria and I thought would
be particularly useful for UCers. As you know, many UCers do a beautiful
job birthing their babies, but then take the baby in to a doctor right after
the birth, usually unnecessarily. We thought that UCers might benefit from
a class entitled “Pediatric Exam of the Newborn” – 90 minutes on what to
look for, what to be concerned about, what to not be concerned about, etc.,
to try to keep these babies at home without unnecessary post partum medical
interventions. Thanks so much for letting the UC community know about this
class! Love, Raquel

Pediatric Exam of the Newborn
(A Conscious Woman Presentation)
Healthcare professionals of all disciplines and parents-to-be are encouraged
to attend.
This session is open to the general public.
Register now for the December 3rd session!
Join Gloria Lemay,
celebrated traditional birth attendant and childbirth educator, in a live,
interactive online workshop – 90 minutes on Pediatric Exam of the Newborn.
This is a wonderful opportunity for parents to increase knowledge and skill. Get on Gloria Lemays email list for future classes!
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