Post by
Amy Catania on May 23rd, 2009
I should be doing my reading and writing for achieving my DONA and Birthing From Within certifications. And yet, I’ve been seeing all sorts of interesting items online, pulling my attention away from the hard-copy stack on my desk. Social media: good for networking and getting new information, bad for getting things crossed off a [...]
Post by
Amy Catania on April 24th, 2009
A new study, to be published in the May issue of the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, shows that women who breastfed earlier in life had significantly lower rates of high cholsterol, high blood pressure and diabetes later in life. This week The New York Times published this article detailing the results of the study of [...]
Post by
Amy Catania on March 26th, 2009
Despite a setback earlier this month, and what this article might lead you to believe, Rep. Julie Hamos and the co-sponsors of the Illinois’ Home Birth Safety Act, HB 226, are still working on getting the bill passed this session. They need all the help we can give them to turn legislators’ “no’s” into “yes’s”.
If [...]
Post by
Amy Catania on March 24th, 2009
I just read this article from Michigan and it brought me to tears. (Thanks to Michelle for the link) What this group of women are doing for this baby and father is truly amazing. And yet somehow, I wonder if they are not all that rare. I trust that there are thousands if not millions [...]