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[2008] Twenty-One Frequently Asked Questions/Answers Concerning Birthing Procedures and Vaccines by D. Young and G. S. Goldman 30 cases of birth injuries (e.g., skull fractures, facial nerve palsies, brachial nerve injuries, and severe cephalohematomas) in hospitals; no birth injuries at home.
In 1982, the state of California completed the largest study ever undertaken on the root causes of crime and violence. The number one cause was found to be medical interference with childbirth in our hospitals.---Joseph Chilton Pearce
There is no doubt in my mind….that a large proportion of brain-injured and learning disabled children are the result of obstetric drugs….Most women are unaware that obstetric drugs diminish the supply of oxygen to the unborn baby’s brain and can result in brain damage.---Diana Korte
The Case against Inducing Labor
BRAINSTEM LESIONS IN AUTISM: BIRTH ASPHYXIA AS A CAUSATIVE FACTOR
Pregnancy and Chiropractic By Martha Collins, D.C.
Childbirth.org----Birth is a natural process, not a medical procedure http://www.childbirth.org/
Cesarean Fact Sheet http://www.compleatmother.com/factsheet.htm
Epidurals http://www.compleatmother.com/epidural.htm
Midwifery:
" Every study that has compared midwives and obstetricians has found better outcomes for midwives for same-risk patients. In some studies, midwives actually served higher risk populations than the physicians and still obtained lower mortalities and morbidities. The superiority and safety of midwifery for most women no longer needs to be proven. It has been well established." ( Madrona, Lewis & Morgaine, The Future of Midwifery in the United States, NAPSAC News Fall/Winter 1993)
Genesis midwifery http://www.azavenue.com/kelly/midwife.htm
Excellent French site with good links http://perso.wanadoo.fr/bel/sorcier.htm#skull
Childbirth freedom under threat in France http://www.ctanet.fr/birth-freedom/
Midwifery Today http://efn.org/~djz/birth/MT/mtmag.html