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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Pampers and Home Birth?!



While midwives are being arrested for attending births here, and here, sentenced to two years in prison for attending births here - Pampers is bringing home birth into the mainstream. A water birth at that! Sometimes things have to get worse before they can get better - whatever it is, a change is in the air. I hope the best for all of the aforementioned midwives, I pray that their struggles are not in vain, that midwifery is once again a viable option for women around the world!!

3 comments:

  1. Ameen to your duas... and yes I was surprised to see this but glad that the Natural birth movement is finally getting some recognition! Alhumdulillah.

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  2. i didn't realize that it was from canada until after i posted this, but that does make more sense. they are more open to home birth and midwives correct?

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  3. Well... we are working towards it but Alhumdulillah midwifery is recognized by the government and is covered by health care just as an OB would be. There is a joke among my colleagues about getting a midwife as soon "as you pee on a stick" because it is very hard to get one!

    People are very open to birthing centers and hospital births with midwifes... I have not had any clients with home births- but that could just be amongst the muslim community. Its still a foreign concept amongst our community, I am working hard to create awareness and educated.

    Please rem me in your duas!

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