Comments on: Healthy Birth Blog Carnival: How a Copy of New Active Birth Changed My Life

By: Parenting Off The Beaten Track

Parenting Off The Beaten Track — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:14:22 +0000

[...] rates, cesarean rates and overall infant mortality rates helped me make an informed decision to give birth at home. Knowing that breastfed toddlers continue to receive significant nutritional, emotional and [...]

By: 10 Pain Management Techniques for Natural Childbirth

10 Pain Management Techniques for Natural Childbirth — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:33:58 +0000

[...] Stay upright. Use active birth positions, like leaning, dancing, pacing, bouncing on a birth ball, rocking on all fours. Walk back [...]

By: Resource Review Thursday: Breastfeeding Support and Information at Kellymom

Resource Review Thursday: Breastfeeding Support and Information at Kellymom — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 07:33:01 +0000

[...] because I was so completely focused on reading and building up my confidence to have a natural home birth, but when I found myself awake at 5am trying to latch my new baby, it was that simple animated gif [...]

By: Public Natural Parenting Creates a Culture of Positive Parenting Role Models

Public Natural Parenting Creates a Culture of Positive Parenting Role Models — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:14:54 +0000

[...] a role model in the way that other strong women in my life have modeled their parenting choices and inspired my own decision making process. I loan out my copy of The Business of Being Born with my bin of maternity clothes each time a [...]

By: The Pros and Cons of Homeschooling

The Pros and Cons of Homeschooling — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:44:51 +0000

[...] else, and along the way I figured out why other people were choosing another option. The more I read, the more I realized, “hey, I think that might be the right thing for me!” And so I birthed [...]

By: Healthy Birth Blog Carnival: Keeping Your Newborn Baby With You is Part of a Healthy Birth

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:49:37 +0000

[...] pregnant women all about how an epidural is administered, specific breathing techniques, labour and pushing positions, but there’s often a big hazy unknown when it comes to the moments immediately after the baby [...]

By: Science & Sensibility » The Fifth Healthy Birth Blog Carnival: Push it real good!

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:20:09 +0000

[...] cultural image of laboring woman as stranded beetle and Michelle at The Parent Vortex likewise began to question cultural ideals of men telling women how to give birth after reading Janet Balaskas’ book, Active Birth, perhaps the posts in [...]

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:18:24 +0000

Thanks for this post. I am a midwife, pregnant with my second and just discovered this amazing book. Janet Balaskas does a wonderful, convincing job, demonstrating the power of the female form. I am glad to have discovered this book as well.