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“Free-birther” controversy – lots of misinformation, disinformation, propaganda on both sides & the now-condoned (but unjustified) verbal hate-speech by its detractors

by faithgibson November 9, 2018

The following is an annotated version of a recently published article in the Daily Beast about a “Free-Birther” Facebook group, based on events that occured to a mother-to-be who had no prenatal care, had a baby that was two or more weeks overdue, and a 72-hr unattended and unproductive labor.  At that point the parents voluntarily decided […]

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A new website to report obstetrical mistreatment, bullying, other kinds of abuse & medical treatments without informed consent

by faithgibson November 5, 2018

If anyone is interested in pursuing what consumers are saying about insensitive, insulting, or bullying by their health care providers,  here is a link to a new website called My OB Said WHAT?  www.myobsaidwhat.com It is a site where consumers post those insensitive, insulting, annoying, hurtful, or bullying remarks or other statements said to them […]

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Wonderful satire from a website that chronicles man-made (iatrogenic) catastrophe stories relating to normal childbirth

by faithgibson October 1, 2018

This link will make you laugh and then cry! Check it out … http://bornstroppy.com/bleeding-babies/ Backstory: How the routine use of general anesthesia triggered a race to ‘clamp-it-quick’ cord-cutting For nearly a hundred years — most of the 20th century — the obstetrical profession has been in a ‘hair-on-fire’ hurry to clamp and cut the baby’s […]

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Everything you every wanted to know about why our “healthcare” (i.e., medical services delivery) system doesn’t work!

by faithgibson September 5, 2018

 Tell-A-Vision for the 21st Century Written and first published in 2009, while the ACA was being being argued about in Congress. It’s original title was:   “The Debate on Health Care Policy Reform ~ an exercise in pseudo-journalism”. I am reposting the original 10,000 word document in small bits. My best guess is 10 installments, including […]

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ARRIVE study ~ Recommends elective induction of all low-risk healthy pregnant women at 39 weeks

by faithgibson August 20, 2018

http://www.contemporaryobgyn.net/labor-induction/does-arrive-set-stage-39-week-induction Does ARRIVE set the stage for 39-week induction? Judith M. Orvos, ELS Aug 14, 2018 Labor Induction, Obstetrics-Gynecology & Women’s Health Release of results from the ARRIVE trial has provided answers to some concerns about 39-week induction while leading to some questions about the participants and the implication of the findings for clinical practice. The data and […]

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