posted "Interview with Ibu Robin Lim – 2011 "CNN" Hero" about 2011 CNN Hero Robin LIm.   November 22, 2011

Interview with Ibu Robin Lim – 2011 "CNN …
   I am sitting with 2011 CNN Nominee Hero Robin Lim, in her bungalow in Ubud Bali. This unassuming midwife has been a true hero in her vill …

posted "Teething Blues - Baby Tylenol is it good for your baby?" about Baby Tylenol.   April 08, 2011

Teething Blues - Baby Tylenol is it good …
Your baby is fussy, sleeping poorly and desperately putting his hands in his mouth. How can you relieve your infant’s teething pain? Babies teet …

posted "Vernix Caseosa – Mother Nature's Perfect Moisturizer" about Vernex Caseosa.   March 15, 2011

Vernix Caseosa – Mother Nature's Perfect …
The vernix caseosa is the waxy looking white substance that covers your newborn baby. When you see videos of a birth on television, you may see the do …

posted the Quick Tip, "Aside from the right to life, there are some more personal, subtle rights that are constantly challe ...", on the topic Birth as a Human Rights Issue.   November 10, 2010

posted "The Nine Basic Human Rights of a Pregnant Womand and childThe Nine Basic Human Rights of a Pregnant" about Birth as a Human Rights Issue.   November 10, 2010

The Nine Basic Human Rights of a Pregnan …
The Nine Basic Human Rights of a Pregnant Woman and Her Unborn Child by Giuditta Tornetta According to Amnesty International the likelihood of a wom …

posted "What is Inner Programming?" about Natural Childbirth: Changing Your Inner Programming.   July 09, 2010

What is Inner Programming?
Excerpt from Painless Childbirth: An Empowering Journey Through pregnancy and Birth      "The first problem for all of us, me …

posted "Positive Actions For Labor and Delivery" about Positive Actions Preparing for Labor.   June 13, 2010

Positive Actions For Labor and Delivery
   Excerpt from Painless Childbirth: An Emowering Journey Through Pregnancy and Birth An important action to take, in manifesting your desi …

posted "Teething Blues" about Natural Teething Remedies.   June 02, 2010

Teething Blues
Your baby is fussy, sleeping poorly and desperately putting his hands in his mouth. How can you relieve your infant's teething pain? Babies teething h …

posted "Waiting For The Right Time To Birth" about Waiting For The Right Time To Birth.   May 17, 2010

Waiting For The Right Time To Birth
The cesarean rate is alarmingly high in many industrialized countries, causing unnecessary risks to both mother and baby. In United States the cesarea …

posted "LAC-USC Medical Center - A Doula's Review" about LAC-USC Medical Center.   May 02, 2010

LAC-USC Medical Center - A Doula's Revie …
 On Wednesday April 21, a group of DASC (Doulas Association of Southern California) doulas are invited to tour the USC County Hospital on Marengo …

posted the Quick Tip, "Get informed and make the right choices for your baby. It is best not to abdicate his/her care to so ...", on the topic The Vaccine War.   April 29, 2010

posted "Despicable, frightening and often disdainful one sided view - The Vaccine War on PBS" about The Vaccine War.   April 29, 2010

Despicable, frightening and often disdai …
This is an open letter to the producers of the Frontiline Show "Vaccine Wars" by Jay Gordon, MD., Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UCLA M …

commented on EcoMama's review of Breastfeeding, "The ideal food that 'grows' with your baby!".   April 05, 2010

posted "Birth Myths Debunked" about Myths About Birthing.   April 03, 2010

Birth Myths Debunked
   So many of us doulas, nurses, midwives and even doctors need to regularly do some continuing education courses to renew our certification …

posted "Ten Ways to Cope with Bedrest During Pregnancy" about Ten Ways to Cope with Bedrest.   March 23, 2010

Ten Ways to Cope with Bedrest During Pre …
Bed rest has been prescribed for various pregnancy complications. It’s often prescribed if you’re at risk of preterm labor or for a eage …

posted "Slings and Baby Carriers" about Slings are they good or a hazard?.   March 17, 2010

Slings and Baby Carriers
On March 12, Consumer Product Safety Commission chairmen Inez Tenenbaum issued a warning about the safety of infant slings and officially advised pare …

posted the Quick Tip, "Proven to decrease your risk of an unwanted cesarean", on the topic Doula.   March 16, 2010

commented on Giuditta's review of Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Los Angeles, "A Surprisibgly good labor and delivery hospital (Culver City)".   March 13, 2010

posted "4 Ways to Bust a Bad Mood" about Moods (psychological).   March 10, 2010

4 Ways to Bust a Bad Mood
Remember that morning when your panty hose ripped and your shoe heel broke on the way to an important job interview? What about when you were about to …

posted "I Am So Tired, When Will My Baby Sleep Through The Night?" about Sleep and Newborns.   March 10, 2010

I Am So Tired, When Will My Baby Sleep T …
Most new mothers face the unpleasant reality that their baby will not sleep through the night. Dealing with round the clock feedings means many weary …

posted "How Dilated Am I? Assessing Dilation in Labor WITHOUT an Internal Exam." about Cervical Dilation.   March 10, 2010

How Dilated Am I? Assessing Dilation in …
Reprinted with permission- written by sarah vine It’s the magic question weighing on most laboring mothers’ minds: (as well as the minds o …