Belly Tales

The Diary of a New Midwife

An update on the Toys ‘R Us nurse-in

Filed under: Breastfeeding, Feminism, Miscellaneous, Politics — The Midwife at 8:49 pm on Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Apparently, 300 people showed up to last week’s Nurse-in at Toys ‘R Us! Wow! Go NYC breastfeeding community! It’s so sad that actions like this are even needed in the first place, but I bet Toys ‘R Us will never make the mistake of harrassing and calling security on a breastfeeding woman again, and every bit of education helps. I wonder what the employees will do next time they see a nursing woman? Hopefully leave her in peace! The Daily News picked up the story here.

The Suturing Saga continues

Filed under: Academia, Education — The Midwife at 6:40 pm on Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Suturing sucks

Filed under: Academia, Education — The Midwife at 9:43 pm on Thursday, September 21, 2006

ACLU joins the Toys ‘R Us fray

Filed under: Breastfeeding, Feminism, Politics — The Midwife at 9:04 pm on Thursday, September 21, 2006

National Advocates for Pregnant Women

Filed under: Choice, Feminism, Politics, Pregnancy, Violence Against Women — The Midwife at 10:56 pm on Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Breastfeeding harassment in our own backyard

Filed under: Breastfeeding, Feminism, Politics — The Midwife at 5:08 pm on Sunday, September 17, 2006

Trust birth

Filed under: Birth Stories, Homebirth, Midwifery — The Midwife at 9:15 am on Monday, September 11, 2006

C-sections: Not so benign after all, eh?

Filed under: Cesarean Birth, Complications, Research — The Midwife at 7:58 pm on Sunday, September 10, 2006

Remember where the heart is

Filed under: Academia, Education, Midwifery — The Midwife at 3:54 pm on Friday, September 8, 2006

Welcome back!

Filed under: Academia, Education — The Midwife at 9:14 pm on Tuesday, September 5, 2006