Really sad story…
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I wonder if the day will ever come when mothers who take anti-depressants will be prosecuted the way this woman was???
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“Reported symptoms include: feeding and/or breathing difficulties, seizures, muscle rigidity, jitteriness and constant crying. In most cases, the newer anti-depressant was taken during the third trimester of pregnancy. These symptoms are consistent with either a direct adverse effect of the anti-depressant on the baby, or possibly a discontinuation syndrome caused by sudden withdrawal from the drug.
When treating depression in pregnant women, physicians and patients should carefully consider the potential risks and benefits of the various treatment options for both the mother and the unborn baby. To date, there is little evidence-based information on how best to treat depression during pregnancy. However, physicians may consider slowly decreasing the dose of these medications in the third trimester.
If a woman is pregnant and is taking an SSRI, or other newer anti-depressant, she should discuss with the risks and benefits of the various treatment options with her health care professional. It is very important that patients do NOT stop taking these medications without first consulting with their doctor.”
Jenny Hatch
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Battle lines drawn over C-sections
By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY
For some women, birth has become the latest battleground for reproductive rights.
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The day is fast approaching, and in many places in America, it is here, when families will have to choose between c-section and unassisted birth.
Some Lay Midwifery laws, like those in Colorado, prohibit midwives from delivering VBAC moms at home, unless if the mother lives within thirty minutes of a facility that is willing to deliver by C-section. The parameters of these rules are so restrictive that many women will not be able to find a midwife, much less a facility that will be willing to deliver her vaginally after a previous Cesarean.
The time is coming when many mothers will have to make this difficult choice.
I have already decided that should we have another baby, and if the choice comes down to a C-section or a homebirth, we will once again give birth in the sanctity of our own home.
Jenny Hatch
UPDATE: August 26
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Mothering Magazine has a wonderful web site that is chock full of information. One of my favorite sections is the ask the expert Q & A. And one of my personal favorite “experts” is Dr. Michel Odent MD, An Obstetrician from France who has been a water birth proponant and prolific author. His recent The Farmer and the Obstetrician is an excellent analysis of the current birth mess.
In this Q & A he answers quite a few questions that have been posed by families.
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Quote:
How would you define “normal” birth?
“The term ‘normal’ is useless when applied to birth. In ‘normal’ there is a cultural connotation. A birth can be considered normal in Rome, but not in Santa Fe. It is only in retrospect that a birth can be qualified ‘normal’ (the same about ‘natural’). What we need today is to qualify an attitude. That is why I suggested the concept of ‘biodynamic attitude in childbirth’. A biodynamic attitude (in farming, in childbirth, etc.) is based on a good understanding of the physiological processes. In other words it means: working with the laws of Nature.”
Jenny Hatch

Jeannine Parvati Baker on Instinctive Birth:
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Quote:
“When I began my family back in 1969, I was studying psychology at the university. I had my ear to the
ground, listening to what the Earth wanted of mothers at a pivotal time in our history. Feminism had
sounded the drum and this mother’s heart was pounding. At last, women had the freedom to be all we
could be and, oh, how we danced!
Much to my chagrin, the focus on women’s rights took a surprising turn in the 1970s. My heart fell to the
ground, and I eventually stopped dancing so wildly. Feminism became synonymous with the right to
choose abortion rather than what lay central in my soul: fertility awareness, natural childbirth and
breastfeeding.”
Jenny Hatch

Ivillage.com is a great resource when you are pregnant. It has a wonderful pregnancy calendar that can help you track exactly where you are in your babies gestation. Check it out…
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Jenny Hatch