Unassisted Birth
Writings while I was pregnant with Zari (first baby, planned UC):
Prenatal care
Better is not good enough
Birth supplies
What does a pregnancy cost?
Naming my fears
Pushed and pulled
The Nerve
Zari's birth:
Birth announcement
Zari's birth story
Zari's first day (movies)
A Father's Perspective (Eric's version of her birth)
Thoughts after Zari's birth:
Some reflections
Wish-I-had and glad-I-did
Some thoughts about a four-letter word (pain)
First impressions
I am selfish
Barbarians in Blogistan
Reuters article on Freebirthing
Formative words
Some numbers
If I were looking for a midwife
Vision of Unity
Pregnant with Dio (2nd baby, planned midwife-attended home birth):
Birth plans
Working through some conflicted feelings
The root of my worries
Just birth
Musings on breech
Belly shot: 30 weeks pregnant
Belly shot: 33 weeks pregnant
Not staying true to my word...whatever that means
Midwife's role at my birth
From UC to a midwife
Dio's birth story and pictures
Reflections mentioning UC after Dio's birth
My image of birth: before
My image of birth: after
Thinking, no conclusions yet
Thoughts about unassisted birth, part II (4.15.2010)
Thoughts about unassisted birth, part I (4.10.2010)
Misc posts about unassisted birth:
Birth photography (7.25.2009)
My brother rocks (2.22.2009)
Born Free: Unassisted Childbirth in North America: announcing my PhD dissertation
Trust Birth Conference downloads
Anyone writing about UC? (2.11.2008)
Need info on David Lee Stewart (2.10.2008)
Q&A with Carla Hartley (12.7.2007): about the intersection of midwifery and UC
Trusting Birth Even More by Carla Hartley (11.17.2006)
Class Presentation (11.20.2007)
UC stories & videos:
A butterfly birth (Dec 31, 2010): A lovely outdoor birth
Just birth (Jan 25, 2009): UC video
The good, the bad, and the ugly (3.31.2009)
A midwife's unassisted birth (12.4.2007): a midwife's story about her unassisted birth, including shoulder dystocia
Welcome Baby! (5.19.2007)
C-section and UBAC stories (3.28.2007)
About "Le Premier Cri":
Lots of misc news (11.7.2007): includes translation from "Le Premier Cri" website about Vanessa, the Canadian living in Maine who had an unassisted birth
Le Premier Cri (The First Cry): includes comments from women involved in the film
How to watch "Le Premier Cri" (10.18.2010)
Media coverage of UC, including my responses:
DIY Medicine: From Blogger to YouTube (7.20.2010)
Comments about "To The Contrary" (10.28.2007)
Transcript of "To The Contrary" (10.25.2007)
Comments from Lynn Griesemer (11.21.2007): in response to the "To The Contrary" show
News, research, and more (2.2.2009)
UC on Good Morning America (1.9.2008)
Gloria Lemay resonds (1.1.2008)
Sunday Express article (10.19.2007)
Marie Claire article (9.10.2007)
Ah, the drama (9.29.2007): about Marie Claire article
Transcript of DIY Portland show on Unassisted Birth (8.17.2007)
BBC Interview about freebirth (9.16.2007)
Grazia article (8.2.2007)
London! (6.18.2007)
Travel (6.15.2007)
Reuters article on Freebirthing (5.23.2007)
Two more UC articles (5.15.2007)
Another UC article (5.11.2007)
In the news (5.9.2007)