This lecture was given on July 31, 2006:

"SPIRITUAL BIRTHING - How a Doula Can Help" by Teilya Kiely

Oh dear, am I actually going to be able to give birth to this baby? Will I be a good mom? What’s going to happen in the hospital? What will I do if there’s an emergency? Will I be able to handle the pain? Will I need to take drugs? Will I be harming my baby if I take drugs? Which drugs should I take?...
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"DON'T KNOCK MIDWIVES" by Shawn Gallagher

In his Feb.20 column, "Natural childbirth? No thanks," Jonathan Kay expressed skepticism toward any birthing option other than a doctor-supervised delivery in a hospital, complete with epidural analgesia.
I'm sure Mr. Kay and his expectant wife thoroughly researched their physician of choice. But they should realize that he or she is unlikely to attend their child's birth (doctors rotate their on-call schedules)...
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"CHOICE IN CHILDBIRTH" by Heather Mains

As an aromatherapy-burning Wiccan doula (sans hat), I decided to go to York University and conduct a year-long study on women's perceptions of coping in the childbirth process. My personal experience had been of having two children in hospital, the first with an epidural, artificial labour-enhancing drugs, an episiotomy and forceps that dragged my first-born son out into the world. I had never been to a home birth up to this point...
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"HEALTH SYSTEM HURTING FROM C-SECTION TREND" by Margaret Munro
Labour fears prompt many to opt for costly surgery, report finds

One in four Canadian babies now arrives with the help of a doctor's scalpel as more women "too posh to push" opt for caesarean sections at high cost to the medical system, according to a national report.
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LINKS TO ARTICLES ON OTHER SITES

Birth Video preview(This is really good!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WioVElArKlA

Short video of pregnant bellies and the babies that move inside them!
http://shapeofamother.blogspot.com/2006/09/shape-of-moving-fetus.html

Increasing Iron can increase ability to conceive
http://www.healthscout.com/news/1/535798/main.html

Low Glycemic Diet may improve pregnancy outcome
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061031/hl_nm/low_glycemic_diet_pregnancy_dc_1

Getting What you Want for your Birth Experience– How to talk with your caregivers and hospital Staff
http://www.preparingforbirth.com/articles/haire01.html

Defending My Doula
http://www.asac.ab.ca/BI_fall02/defending.html

Avoiding Good Patient Syndrome
http://www.birthwares.com/newsletters/newsletter/1781471/22243.htm

A Timely Birth – What’s going on when baby is too early, late, induced.
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/timely.asp?a=1&q=timely+birth

No need to continue Oxytocin Infusion after Active Labor Established in induction of labor.
http://www.lamaze.org/institute/advancing/rsnb/RS-July04.asp

Active Birthing
http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=11875

Bishop’s Score; Induction by the Numbers
http://parenting.ivillage.com/pregnancy/plabor/0,,p94g-1,00.html

Pushing for First-time Moms http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/pushing.asp

Episiotomy
http://www.birthpsychology.com/messages/episiotomy/episiotomy.html

Obstetric Myths versus Research Realities - Episiotomy
http://www.efn.org/~djz/birth/obmyth/epis.html

Episiotomy: Ritual Genital Mutilation in Western Obstetrics
http://www.changesurfer.com/Hlth/episiotomy.html

Homebirth can be just as safe – Midwives optimistic with results of new study
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2005/September/11/local/stories/06local.htm

Researchers find Cesarean procedure can reduce risk of scarring
http://med.stanford.edu/patient_care/spotlight/archive/c-section.html

FAQ re: breastfeeding
http://www.medela.com/NewFiles/askalcQA.html

Breastfeeding Boosts Mental Health – New research shows
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061027184200.htm

Bottle feeding suggestions
http://www.bfar.org/bottles.shtml

Study finds essential fatty acids help with PPD
http://www.npicenter.com/anm/templates/newsATemp.aspx?articleid=14384&zoneid=24

Are Vitamin K shots necessary?
http://www.healthychild.com/database/are_vitamin_k_shots_necessary_.htm

Baby Wearing with Wraps and Shawls
http://www.mamatoto.org/StartHere/ByTypeofCarrier/SlingswithKnotsShawls/tabid/86/Default.aspx

Baby sleep key to avoid depression
http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=28&ContentID=11722

Ultrasound: Weighing the propaganda against the facts
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/ultrasound.asp

The Dangers of Prenatal Ultrasound
http://www.unhinderedliving.com/pultra.html

101 Reasons to Breastfeed
http://www.promom.org/101/index.html

Birth by caesarean – Video time: 56 min
http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=213

Cluster Feeding and Fussy Evenings
http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/fussy-evening.html

Dr. Newman’s Handouts!!! You can download them.
http://bflrc.com/newman/articles.htm

A website devoted to helping people in abusive situations
http://www.neighborsfriendsandfamilies.ca/

Safe Motherhood Quilt Project by Ina Mae Gaskin
http://www.rememberthemothers.net/quilt/thumbnails.php?album=4.