http://diversecultures.com/blog The blog of a doula and childbirth educator, in a town where nearly every birth has an epidural. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:35:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Introducing The Birth Guardian, an 8 page full-color newsletter produced by Gentle Expectations. For now, The Birth Guardian is free of charge for anyone who subscribes. You can subscribe by sending an e-mail to thebirthguardian@gmail.com . You can also pick up your copy at Babies-R-Us on October 25 ... http://diversecultures.com/blog/2008/10/14/the-birth-guardian/ Gentle Expectations is currently recovering from Hurricane Ike. We were lucky to not receive much damage, and all of our associates are doing well. Keep an eye on our front page for upcoming events- to include a FANTASTIC fundraiser in an effort to provide more services for free to our ... http://diversecultures.com/blog/2008/10/14/go-away-hurricane/ Wow. So someone showed me this new birth technology- BirthTrack. Just when I thought continuous fetal monitoring couldn't get any worse... it does. See for yourself. BirthTrack This machine clips onto the cervix with an electrode that screws into the baby's head. A lot of women already have internal ... http://diversecultures.com/blog/2008/08/06/frightening-new-technology/ There are some people who underestimate the importance of taking a childbirth education/childbirth preparation course. Those who do realize the importance of such a course, often opt to take a course put on by the hospital at which they will be giving birth. This course it touted as ... http://diversecultures.com/blog/2008/06/14/a-blub-on-independant-childbirth-education/ Today is the day of the second meeting of Healing Birth: A Sisterhood of Survivors. I hope to see some of you there. The Barking Dog is so wonderful to be giving us this space to use. Please come out and support them in any way you ... http://diversecultures.com/blog/2008/06/02/healing-birth-second-meeting/ There are 18 hours left until the first meeting of Healing Birth: A Sisterhood of Survivors. I am SUPER excited. I cannot wait and look forward to seeing a lot of you there. We will be upstairs at the Barking Dog at 6 pm. BE THERE! http://diversecultures.com/blog/2008/05/04/18-hours-to-go/ http://diversecultures.com/blog/2008/04/21/join-us/ Dictionary.com defines experience as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it means, “the process or fact of personally observing, encountering, or undergoing something,” as well as, “knowledge or practical wisdom gained from what one has observed, encountered, or undergone”. As a verb, it means, “to ... http://diversecultures.com/blog/2008/04/20/what-experience-has-taught-me/ This is the official blog of Gentle Expectations. http://diversecultures.com/blog/2008/04/20/hello-world/