So you have read Ina May's Guide to Childbirth and plan to birth in an active, upright position. Bravo! You have taken the first step in...

Yesterday I caught the tail end of Dave Congalton on the radio talking with a local pediatrician who has written a new e-book about baby...

Dear Doctor, You will not gain my trust by pigeon-holing me at an unrelated professional public event and in a loud confrontational to...

These posts originally appeared as my Food for Thought series on Facebook . I wanted to provoke the women of San Luis Obispo county into thi...

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has."...

Last week in the New York Times Roni Rabin reported on a new study coming out of John's Hopkins School of Medicine which throws a wrench...

One April a few years ago I picked up the phone. It was Brenda Ramler, a local midwife calling. "Hi. I'm working on a recommended r...

There is nothing more powerful than women sharing information. Most women make important decisions about their health care based on things ...

Wow!!! Great new site full of just the right info for women considering trying to go for a vaginal birth after a cesarean! Thanks to Megan B...

I have had several couples over the years who were planning natural births only to be told at the end of their pregnancy their baby was bre...

I met Jessica when she came to give a talk at an ICAN meeting. Even though this birth was not local I felt her poignant story was so import...

Sometimes I can only bear witness. I am helpless to ward off the blow. I educate. I put a "game plan" in place. I manage. I guide....

Great reporting on an important birth issue by someone in the mainstream media! This reporter does an excellent job of thoroughly explaining...