I know where I'm having my next baby!

Well, not really, but I wish... Check out Jennifer Block's article--"Childbirth in England--It's Shocking!"

Childbirth Mortality Rate is Rising in the U.S.

"Valerie Scythes, a 35-year-old elementary school teacher, died in March at a hospital in New Jersey -- the state with the highest caesarean section rate. She had had a C-section, as did another teacher at the same school who died after giving birth at the same hospital two weeks later."

It's all over the news this weekend. See these links:
Experts: U.S. childbirth deaths on rise
Rate of death in childbirth rising in the U.S.
Rate of U.S. women dying in childbirth rising
US childbirth mortality rate increases

More and more women are dying! Do we really need any more evidence that maternity care in the U.S. needs an overhaul?! Raise an uproar, write a letter to the editor, spread the word, do whatever you can! Let's stop this madness!

Seeking birth stories

Do you have an uplifting birth story? If so, I would love to get my hands on it, or my eyes, rather. I would like to put together a collection of uplifting birth stories for publication. My working title for the compilation is: Birth as Intended. Even if you aren't sure your birth story fits the title, I'd still love for you to send it my way. It may be that the title gets adapted to fit the stories I receive. Or it may be that I don't ultimately choose to include your story, but I'd still love to check it out. If you want to participate, send your story to me at laniaxman at gmail dot com. I'm looking forward to hearing from you!

"Reproductive war's new front line"

Read Jennifer Block's full article from the Columbia Tribune here.

"Soaring C-Section Rate Troubles Doctors"

Check out the full article from Forbes.com. It's nice to see the truth getting printed out there.