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Using the word “delayed” to describe the timing of physiological cord clamping creates linguistic biases against it’s acceptance

by faithgibson May 8, 2014

At the risk of being churlish, I must note that the word of ‘delayed’ relative to umbilical cord clamping is a term with built-in bias against acceptance by the medical profession, as well as the lay public. Everyone knows that having one’s flight ‘delayed’ is never a good thing. Neither is having one’s doctor (or […]

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A New Fate for Breech Babies ~ Huffington Post

by faithgibson April 26, 2014

BabyPost Canada’s Newest Parenting Destination! GET CANADA LIVING NEWSLETTERS: SUBSCRIBE  Written by Leslie Kennedy for BabyPost.com In Canada, a solid 25 per cent of babies are born via C-section. While in the states women can simply opt for a C-section delivery if they so choose, in Canada C-sections, especially for first time moms, are almost always medically […]

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A Cesarean Section, Now for Only $71,000 ~report from American Interest.com

by faithgibson January 30, 2014

ANALYSIS BY WALTER RUSSELL MEAD & STAFF from a series on “The Cost of Parenting“ A Cesarean Section, Now for Only $71,000 If you’re having a child in California, you could be billed anywhere from $3,296 to $37,227 just for a routine delivery—and as high as $71,000 for a cesarean section. Those numbers come from a […]

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When Good Intentions Lead to Unethical Prescriptions: A Case Against Bed Rest

by faithgibson December 19, 2013

Note from editor ~ please see very similar post called “Lessons from Cardiology” on forced bed rest as a iatrogenic medical practice systematically applied over a very long time Lessons from 1950s cardiology ~ why a non-evidence-based medical practice should never be allowed to become the standard of care By Paul Burcher, MD, PhD | December […]

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Video ~ “Unbreaking” the maternity care system for normal childbirth in the US

by faithgibson December 6, 2013

The video below is an August 2013 presentation by Ryan McAllister, PhD.  He’s a parent, a biophysicist, and research professor in medical ethics at Georgetown University. Using Swedish statistician Hans Rosling’s “Gapminder” statistical graphics program, Dr. McAllister provides the perfect presentation of the disturbing facts we already know so well — that normal maternity care in the US […]

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