excerpts from my talk in July in Romania Since the 1990s, C-sections have more than tripled globally. C-sections now outnumber vaginal deliveries in parts of southeast Europe, Latin America and China. Even in poor countries, the rates can be extremely high. For example, in Bangladesh, less than 60 percent of births occur at a clinic, but when they do, about 65 percent of them are C-sections. Such high rates are due mainly to an increase of elective C-sections, says the vice …
Blog Posts
ROMANIA! Some thoughts…. After spending time in Romania I am full of thoughts, mostly questions: where do we go from here? I went to Romania on July 4th for the book launch of the Romanian translation …
go to this link or cut and paste it into your browser. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bslZ4jvZcXw …
Today it is Ruby’s Pantry. It will be my first time. Each food shelf has their own rules. Most have been born out of trial and error over the years of each one’s evolution. Ruby has deemed it …
I wonder … and brain freeze. I am part of a wonderful women writers’ group. About ten of us, give or take a few, meet every month for lunch and go around the table updating the …
A Mother’s Pledge to and Covenant with Every Other Mother on Mothers’ Day I will not raise my precious child to kill your precious child. And if it is within my power, I will not hand …
RE: The New York Times, Opinion Dept. by Dr. Emily Oster published on April 19, 2019 The Data All Guilt-Ridden Parents Need: What science tells us about breast-feeding, sleep training and the other agonizing decisions of …
Social Profiles