Doula, master's of public health graduate, new IBCLC, and feminist. I'm reflecting on my studies, reflecting on other people's studies, posting news, telling stories, and inviting discussion on reproductive health from birth control to birth to bra fitting.
Gorgeous birth video, done by the mother's sister who is a professional videographer. (Of course I cried - the music in birth videos always makes me cry!)
I just loved this video. Lovely music, beautiful images, calm water birth in a birth center, and check out the size of that baby, too! Score another one for the big babies!
I have a lot of posts that I want to write, am writing, or am revising. But in the meantime the end of the semester is coming up, and I have to remind myself that I don't get any credit for blogging! (Darn.)
In the meantime, here's a beautiful movie of a baby born underwater and in the caul (with the amniotic sac still not ruptured).
As somewhat off-topic side note: You can see the baby hanging out for a while after the head is out, until a midwife reaches in to help bring the body out. While this baby does not to my eyes seem to have anything resembling shoulder dystocia, seeing this patience and willingness to wait for the body made me think about shoulder dystocia...this is pursuant to a birth I was at recently. I'd like to learn more about the importance of when and how it's "diagnosed" and whether attendants give baby the opportunity to rotate properly before becoming aggressive.
