DID YOU KNOW???
Conscious Birth Bermuda
| There are so many things that women believe they MUST do at birth or for their babies. We don't fully understand the risks of many procedures and mothers and babies are dying because of this. Your doctor is human just like you are. It is important that you understand there are motivations to every procedure your doctor or midwife may request; whether they will gain financially from it, benefit by getting more sleep or the ability to leave for their vacation on-time, or whether you have a true medical problem. It is difficult to determine by yourself. Having a birth doula by your side can help you learn about these issues and ask the right questions of your care provider. It's the sad truth that WE must take our own health into our hands and that we need to be more informed then ever before. Please take some time to read the below DID YOU KNOW facts. Feel free to email me with questions. Links are provided after each question so that you may become an informed consumer. |
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Did you know that immediate cord clamping increases your babies risk of developing autism
and ADHD? www.cordclamp.com, www.bodyecology.com, www.generationrescue.org
Did you know that eating a diet high in protein can reduce your risk of developing morning
sickness, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and other pregnancy induced disease?
www.blueribbonbaby.org
Did you know that autism is reversible? www.generationrescue.org
Did you know Induction of labor can increase your chance of having a c section by 50%? www.
birthnaturally.com-induction
Did you know about the online baby CPR course? www.onlinebabycpr.com
Did you know that you have a say in how the hospitals new labor rooms will look?
www.birthrite.com.au
Did you know that you can take your placenta home and encapsulate it? www.placentabenefits.
info/index.asp
Did you know that visiting a chiropractor regularly throughout pregnancy can help you have a
less painful pregnancy and a shorter, easier labor and birth? www.icpa4kids.org, www.
newdawnpublish.com
Did you know that homebirth is actually safer then hospital birth because you are more likely to
die just visiting a hospital then you are to die from a car accident, breast cancer, or AIDS/HIV
combined? http://www.yin-yang.com/vbfree/docs/schlenzka.htm, www.givingbirthnaturally.
com/home-birth.html
Did you know that circumcision is genital mutilation and there is no medical reason for
circumcision? www.nocirc.org
Did you know that the Vitamin K shot you allow your baby to have at birth can increase your
child's risk of developing childhood leukemia by 75%? www.icpa4kids.org
Did you know that in 2003 hospitals would not give a baby a Hepatitis B shot at birth because it
was too risky for your baby? http://www.nvic.org/History/Newsletters/hepbnlr.htm
Did you know that you can refuse, delay, or space out the vaccinations you choose to give your
baby? www.devdelay.org/newsletter/articles/html/322-collaborating-with-pediatrician.html
Did you know you can prevent Group B Strep (GBS) and do a cleansing which may eliminate
the need for dangerous antibiotics during labor? www.birthwithlove.com, www.bodyecology.com
Did you know that the eye ointment your baby may receive at birth is to prevent chlamydia,
syphilis and gonorrhea infections? http://www.unhinderedliving.com/eyeointment.html
Did you know that you can refuse all newborn procedures or delay them so you have time to
bond with your baby? www.givingbirthnaturally.com/newborn-baby-care.html
Did you know that hiring a doula for your birth can decrease c-sections, epidural requests, and
instrument assisted deliveries; and increase comfort during labor, breastfeeding success rates,
and lower postpartum depression? http://www.dona.org/PDF/BDPositionPaper.pdf
Did you know that YOU deliver your baby and not your Doctor and that obstetricians (OB's)
are trained surgeons and do not study normal birth? It is safer to use a midwife then it is to use
an OB, family practice doctor, or MD. www.birthingnaturally.net/articles/safe.html
Did you know that ? www.givingbirthnaturally.com/home-birth.html
Did you know that you don't have to be induced at 41 weeks just because you are "overdue"?
www.birthingnaturally.net/birthplan/intervention/induction.html
Did you know that you CAN have a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) and that no doctor can
refuse treatment for this choice? www.ican-online.org
Did you know that the World Health Organization (WHO) set a guideline stating that countries
should have a 10-15% c-section rate but that the US rate is upwards of 31% and the c-section
rate in Bermuda is 33%? Both are rising!
http://www.who.int/ See Section 3.2.2 C-sections as a percentage of all births in the population.
and ADHD? www.cordclamp.com, www.bodyecology.com, www.generationrescue.org
Did you know that eating a diet high in protein can reduce your risk of developing morning
sickness, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and other pregnancy induced disease?
www.blueribbonbaby.org
Did you know that autism is reversible? www.generationrescue.org
Did you know Induction of labor can increase your chance of having a c section by 50%? www.
birthnaturally.com-induction
Did you know about the online baby CPR course? www.onlinebabycpr.com
Did you know that you have a say in how the hospitals new labor rooms will look?
www.birthrite.com.au
Did you know that you can take your placenta home and encapsulate it? www.placentabenefits.
info/index.asp
Did you know that visiting a chiropractor regularly throughout pregnancy can help you have a
less painful pregnancy and a shorter, easier labor and birth? www.icpa4kids.org, www.
newdawnpublish.com
Did you know that homebirth is actually safer then hospital birth because you are more likely to
die just visiting a hospital then you are to die from a car accident, breast cancer, or AIDS/HIV
combined? http://www.yin-yang.com/vbfree/docs/schlenzka.htm, www.givingbirthnaturally.
com/home-birth.html
Did you know that circumcision is genital mutilation and there is no medical reason for
circumcision? www.nocirc.org
Did you know that the Vitamin K shot you allow your baby to have at birth can increase your
child's risk of developing childhood leukemia by 75%? www.icpa4kids.org
Did you know that in 2003 hospitals would not give a baby a Hepatitis B shot at birth because it
was too risky for your baby? http://www.nvic.org/History/Newsletters/hepbnlr.htm
Did you know that you can refuse, delay, or space out the vaccinations you choose to give your
baby? www.devdelay.org/newsletter/articles/html/322-collaborating-with-pediatrician.html
Did you know you can prevent Group B Strep (GBS) and do a cleansing which may eliminate
the need for dangerous antibiotics during labor? www.birthwithlove.com, www.bodyecology.com
Did you know that the eye ointment your baby may receive at birth is to prevent chlamydia,
syphilis and gonorrhea infections? http://www.unhinderedliving.com/eyeointment.html
Did you know that you can refuse all newborn procedures or delay them so you have time to
bond with your baby? www.givingbirthnaturally.com/newborn-baby-care.html
Did you know that hiring a doula for your birth can decrease c-sections, epidural requests, and
instrument assisted deliveries; and increase comfort during labor, breastfeeding success rates,
and lower postpartum depression? http://www.dona.org/PDF/BDPositionPaper.pdf
Did you know that YOU deliver your baby and not your Doctor and that obstetricians (OB's)
are trained surgeons and do not study normal birth? It is safer to use a midwife then it is to use
an OB, family practice doctor, or MD. www.birthingnaturally.net/articles/safe.html
Did you know that ? www.givingbirthnaturally.com/home-birth.html
Did you know that you don't have to be induced at 41 weeks just because you are "overdue"?
www.birthingnaturally.net/birthplan/intervention/induction.html
Did you know that you CAN have a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) and that no doctor can
refuse treatment for this choice? www.ican-online.org
Did you know that the World Health Organization (WHO) set a guideline stating that countries
should have a 10-15% c-section rate but that the US rate is upwards of 31% and the c-section
rate in Bermuda is 33%? Both are rising!
http://www.who.int/ See Section 3.2.2 C-sections as a percentage of all births in the population.
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| Did you know... More people die from visiting a hospital then from car accidents, AIDS, and breast cancer combined! |
| Did you know... You can help prevent preeclampsia and other pregnancy induced disease by eating a diet high in protein? |
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