They even include a handy little quiz to test your knowledge of commonly cited facts and figures regarding standard maternity care.
Childbirth, and specifically natural childbirth, became a passion of mine during my first pregnancy. Having birthed both my babies naturally, the second one at home, has furthered my interest in knowing whether women of today have access to the information they need to make informed choices regarding childbirth.
Consumer Reports cites this October 2008 report Evidence-Based Maternity Care: What It Is and What It Can Achieve, by Carol Sakala and Maureen P. Corry. This report has all kinds of information, and will hopefully be useful in the new Administration's healthcare reform.
As I stepped through the portal of 2009, many of my back-burner interests have surged to the forefront. My role in the natural birth community is one of them. Shall I become a licensed midwife? Should I become a childbirth educator? As time permits, should I pursue my degree in Chinese Medicine and focus on women's health and childbirth? Do I continue my herbalist studies and focus on women's and children's health? How about a massage certificate?
All these ideas have been swimming around fervently in my head for the last several weeks. I'll keep letting them swim for a while, but I imagine at some point some of them are simply going to drown, and I'll have to send the Coast Guard in to rescue those that remain.
I found some cool new links to post on my blog, and I've included them under Earth Grown.
3 comments:
Bought time you posted! Love the new links!
I can't type, meant to say about time you posted...
Sorry! Not always easy with work, kids, exercise, kids, work, chores, housekeeping, kids, work, chores, facebook...but I'll keep trying. Thanks for checking in!
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