Labor Pain Myths

The hardest thing about going into a natural childbirth can be the myths we cling tight to about labor pain.

Here are a few websites that inspire a new belief system about labor and what the sensations of it (be they pain, fear, ecstasy, etc.) mean...

Birthing Naturally- Labor Pains: Myths and Truths

Dr Sears: Managing Pain in Labor

Doula's Guide to Comfort Measures in Childbirth

Sources of Pain in Labor and Birth

How Does Labor Pain Differ From Other Types of Pain, and more

Do you know your childbirth ed options??

Lamaze International:Here is an interesting story by USA today and the Giving Birth with Confidence blogs response.

The Bradley Method: I found this great website from a former instructor that breaks the classes down. Bradley is traditional big on significant other support.

Hypnosis in Labor

Find a childbirth educator: CAPPA, ICEA, ALACE, Lamaze.

A great article

What Women Are Not Told About Childbirth

It is based upon the recent

Listening to Mothers II survey.

Pregnant in America trailer

The Business of Being Born

Looking for a doula or a client???

The Safety of Ultrasound

This link leads to a page that is fairly sciency to read, but it is broken up in a way that gives a fairly clear picture...

Plus Size Pregnancy has a long but astounding page of information on the safety of ultrasound.

3-d Ultrasound as big business

A midwifery today article on the rise in ultrasounds and the rate of autism.

Another midwifery today piece by Marsden Wagner on ultrasound.

Just for a little contrast, Web Md's take on the subject...


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Ina May!!

These are from You Tube, entitled Ina May Gaskin talks about natural childbirth.

the first one brings up good points about laughing in labor and "un-dilating".



Hormones in labor...and sphincter law



Sphincter law continued...