Two options emerged in a birthing ward
You may be familiar with Robert Frost’s “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood”. This pastiche looks at two options emerging in a birthing ward.
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What is Information Overload?
Is there such a thing as Too Much Information? A point where overwhelm means overcome? Is it possible that blissful ignorance Protects us from being The One? The One who has a bad time, The One who gets The Lot, The One who is disappointed The one whose birth was shot. And what does it …
Do you have what it takes?
The medicalised approach to maternity leaves women feeling processed. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Designed to Birth?
So often, in birthy posts, you read we were ‘designed’ This language is meant to ease our fears To which we seem resigned. ‘Designed to birth’ declare naturalists, almost thoughtlessly, Many do science-based research So this perplexes me. We are not ‘Designed’ to give Birth, Not Designed at all. We have in fact Evolved this …
Birthing Your Power
Birthing is not innate, Not in this Modern World Our instincts may be masked and crushed We may find ourselves being processed Our questions being hushed. For many women birth is something they Survive A life event without honour or joy It is enough to just get through with a healthy girl or boy. For …
What would you do?
A health care directive contains many decisions, for various what ifs. Including explicit instructions regarding what will happen with your remains, beyond burial vs cremation, is very helpful. There are ethical considerations, and if you do not express your decisions, others will be left to decide.
The Birth of a Mother
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mother meets limerick
May 12 Limerick Day (UK): The Birth plan has a bad rep in some circles. Threatening professional autonomy, setting women up for disappointment…how can you plan for the unpredictable! The original intention of the birth plan was to improve communication and give women a voice. We’ve had 40 years to get it right. It seems …
The Nervous Breakdown
She was feeling over run, Had too much to do, And no one was there to help her, She wanted to shoot through, But upon her they were dependent She had to soldier on. Robot-like she functioned Sleep deprived and unsupported afraid to stop – she would be judged Maybe even reported. So on she …
The trouble with science
There once was a self-declared expert and leader Who took on the role of information feeder He feed us the news As we sat in our pews Believing he was the bullshit weeder. Not the best limerick, granted…but it expresses my feelings right now. That my feelings are in limerick form highlight the ridiculousness of …