Clik here to view.
About that Alabama birth settlement…
Last week, a mom in Alabama was awarded $16 million by a jury to compensate her for damage; they found the hospital “violated the standard of care for labor and delivery and participated in reckless...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Baby-Friendly Hospital initiative is perfectly safe
Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a clinical report that took a look at safety practices of bed-sharing and rooming in. This wasn’t a policy paper, but instead more of a “this is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Allina strike will put birthing families in grave danger
I have been blogging for almost exactly 5 years in this space, and maternity care outcomes and transparency hold a special place in my heart. I don’t know if anyone gets as excited as I do when new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More Allina Strike Concerns
Monday’s post on the Allina strike has hit 4,000 views—in 48 hours. People are reading it, people are sharing it, which is great, but you guys? I’m not being hyperbolic when I say this– it’s going to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Allina’s Replacement Nurses and Patient Neglect: Another mom’s story
After I shared Lisa’s story Monday and Tuesday, another mom contacted me who had given birth during the strike. This time, the circumstances were a little different; Ashley had a planned cesarean. She...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Parent Shame and Car Seats
It’s National Child Passenger Safety Week! Last week, in a fit of irritation, I wrote a little tweetstorm on how irritated I am with the notion of “parent shaming”. [View the story “Parent “shaming”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Corrected 2015 Minnesota Cesarean Rates and Insights
First of all, I had warned that last week’s post may have some numbers that end up changing. Yeah, a few numbers changed. The reality is, to calculate one hospital’s rate, you have to go on 6 separate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fact vs Fiction in Modern Birth: An Intro
Childbirth is distinctly different than any other discipline of modern medicine: Unlike every other medical specialty, humans have been giving birth for as long as– well, for all of human existence....
View ArticleClik here to view.
My kids were born with obstructive sleep apnea
Before I was a childbirth educator, I was a mom of a little girl. I’ve written about her birth before; I haven’t really ever thought to talk about how both of my kids were born with sleep apnea, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Taking the “Baby” out of MotherBaby
Another letter arrived last week from Children’s Hospital reminding me that they were in the middle of major negotiations with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota. Reimbursement rates are the...
View Article
