Attention Big Medicine: I’m Still Waiting for my Check!

Ever since I heard that I was in the pocket of Big Medicine, I’ve been eagerly awaiting the arrival of my payoff. Sadly, it hasn’t yet arrived. Anyone have any ideas on how I can collect what’s due me?

 

Of course, the comment was meant to be insulting, but it’s so ridiculous and hysterical I can’t help but be grateful she made it. The LULZ enough make up for the slight.

And, just to comment on the rest of the insultcomment…Diane Goslin was charged with practicing medicine without a license after the death of an infant in her care. It’s doubtful she and any of the other midwives in Pennsylvania being “harassed” by the authorities are receiving this attention without reason. I have no idea if she was found to be negligent, but she was breaking the law, an infant died, and she got the support of the midwifery community for it.

Hitler Learns Homebirth is Dangerous

Tweet My husband made this for us, with apologies to Downfall.

Batshittery Redux: Sisterhood Before Safety

batshittery part two

Tweet Ever since I wrote the post This is Batshittery, I remain appalled and aghast at the continued support the homebirth community offers to killer midwives. At the time, I received several comments along the lines of, “Don’t lump us together with those extremists!” or “They really aren’t getting THAT much support.” Unfortunately, the more…

WHHHAAAATTTT?? Intruder Tries to Feed Your Baby? At Least it Wasn’t Formula!!

Tweet This story has been making the facebook rounds, with predictable response in…certain groups:  

Oregon Legislator Julie Parrish Responds to Moms Hurt by Homebirth

Tweet On February 16, several families who have been hurt by homebirth and their supporters came together in protest at the Oregon statehouse. What were they protesting? Oregon lay midwives who were holding a rally at the same time. Yes, Oregon homebirth midwives are beginning to worry that their free reign in Oregon may be…

Friday Fallacies: The Hospital Is Just Minutes Away

Tweet Anytime you come across someone defending homebirth, you’re going to hear that you can always transfer in case of an emergency. It comes up in almost every thread where someone mentions qualms — be it their own, their partner’s or their mother-in-law’s — about giving birth at home. etc., etc., etc. This sentiment is all…

Guest Post — Getting Over the Guilt: NCB is Not Easy to Shake

Tweet Please welcome guest blogger and raptor extraordinaire, Lisa Miller. On different parenting sites we’ve all seen quotes like this: “At the moment we decided on the transfer, however, was the moment I felt the most guilty and as though I had failed.” “ [I] Was so ashamed and embarrassed to have gotten the epi[dural]…

Beyonce Must Be a Terrible Mother

The face of a MONSTER.

Tweet I personally have no idea what kind of mother Beyonce is. When I first read she was pregnant, I figured she’d be a lot like the rest of us: she would love her child deeply and want the very best for her. Now that said infant has arrived, however, it has come to light…

What OHLA Doesn’t Know Could Hurt You

Tweet I heard a nasty rumor for the third time yesterday: that the Legacy hospital system and Legacy Emmanual in particular have an unwritten policy of refusing to report sentinel events resulting from homebirth transfers and that they discourage their nursing and medical staff from doing so as well. Now, the first time I hear a…

Henry’s Story: Did Lax Oregon Laws Contribute to His Death?

Tweet Last week, KVAL in Eugene did a series on midwifery in Oregon,  highlighting the experiences of Kristine Andrews, Mindy Bizzell, and Margarita Sheikh with homebirth midwives:   I applaud these women for their courage and strength to tell their stories in the face of criticism from random strangers and homebirth supporters alike. These are…