Are Feminists finally catching on that birth is an important issue?

I’ve never considered myself a feminist in the stereotypical way, but having been involved in women centered care for several years has certainly made me more aware of women’s issues in a newly enlightened way.  Much has been said about how the traditional feminist movement has by and large ignored birth issues.  It has been [...]

Excerpts from “Evidence Based Maternity Care”

From the Milbank Memorial Fund and Childbirth Connection, here are a few excerpts from the latest studies on maternity care in the US:
“OVERUSED MATERNITY PRACTICES
Many maternity practices that were originally developed to address specific problems have come to be used liberally and even routinely in healthy women. Examples include labor induction, epidural analgesia, and cesarean [...]