It’s always enlightening to get a copy of your medical records, specifically the records related to your child’s vaginal birth/cesarean section.  Often, women who are told that they needed a cesarean because their baby was in distress, find that the medical records do not reflect that diagnosis.  Moms frequently find that the “valid medical reason” [...]

Want to know if your doctor has been subject to a board hearing or disciplinary note? 
Here is a link to the State Board sites for all 50 states.

I recently found a fantastic website called The Mommy Blawg that chronicles the intersection of mommyhood and the law.  Her latest post discusses recent midwifery legislation in Alabama, Idaho, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, and South Dakota.
She links to another great website: “The Big Push For Midwives, launched on January 24, is a [...]

This is so sad.  Three small babies, as well as her two older children, are now are without a mom and her husband is now alone raising these kids.
News article said that she "died of a heart attack after embryonic fluid entered the blood stream during a C-section."
Vaginal birth and cesarean both have risks [...]