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In Mass. And Beyond, State Lawmakers Push For Medicaid Coverage Of Birth Doulas Advocates say Medicaid coverage for doulas could help reduce the huge health gaps between black and white mothers, and provide more doula care for lower-income women who need it most but can't afford to pay for it.

Winter Coats and Car Seats | Car Seat Safety - Consumer Reports News Consumer Reports warns parents of the dangers of winter coats and car seats.

State Bans Elective Inductions and C-Sections! Victory!

Thank you, Stephen Gaskin.

Sending our deepest condolences and love to the entire Gaskin family and especially our friend, Ina May. Thank you, Stephen Gaskin, for your wisdom, love and support of normal birth. You will be greatly missed.

Giving birth later in life linked to longer life, say researchers Women tend to live longer if they give birth naturally later in life, US research has shown.

Newborn baby’s smell is as addictive as drugs or food: study For women, smelling a newborn baby feels as good as drugs are to addicts or cheeseburgers to those just breaking a fast, new Montreal research suggests.

Peggy Vincent posted this today, and I happened to have a picture of what she was describing. So fun to have that interaction with her -- she is an idol of mine

Women in labor can ditch ice chips, drink protein shake instead Women in labor can enjoy a chocolate or vanilla protein shake during labor rather than being relegated to the tedium of ice chips, according to a study. Mothers who drank a protein drink during childbirth reported higher satisfaction rates, although nausea and vomiting rates were the same as for mot…

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Fewer Women Are Having Labor Induced Early Government data show that fewer women are having labor induced before 39 weeks for nonmedical reasons. Advocates say that change is good for the health of babies.

5 Ways to Prevent Food Allergies Simple ways to reduce your child's risk.

Astounding: Your Baby Can Heal You! I avoided Facebook for a long time, but a few years ago, I finally gave in. Not long after I started connecting with long lost friends and finding out what everyone was eating, I learned the joys of Facebook memes. Every day now, I see lots of pictures with snarky sayings on them coming across [...]

Study Sees Bigger Role for Placenta in Newborns’ Health Placental bacteria may affect the timing of births and the makeup of an infant’s gut, researchers say, including that of babies born by cesarean.

Dear Friend, Birth Doesn’t Have to Suck | Improving Birth If you’re reading this, it’s because I care about you, and I want you to rock your birth. I believe you deserve the best. If “rocking your birth” sounds like something other people do, and you just want to “get through it” with a healthy baby—girl, raise your expectations. You’re both too valuabl…

Dirty Baby, Healthy Baby? Early Filth May Reduce Allergies - NBC News A surprising new study suggests that exposure to cat dander, a wide variety of household bacteria — and even rodent and roach allergens — may help protect infants against future allergies and wheezing.

5 Benefits of Attachment Parenting When you think "attachment parent," you might think of some kind of hippie martyr mom who wears her baby in a sling, breastfeeds on demand, ...