Edmonton Homebirth Meetup Group
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Women are becoming increasingly unhappy with their hospital birth experiences. A proliferation of interventions designed to "rescue" women from pain has resulted in women's decreased ability to endure labor without drugs or direction. Over time the prevailing attitude developed that women don't have the power or ability to birth a baby naturally. In hospitals a laboring woman is attended by strangers on 8 hr shifts. She most often doesn't get the doctor she chose. No matter how nice the birth rooms are, a hospital is still an institution that functions in predetermined ways with rules, standard procedures & time tables to abide by. Women's bodies are looked at as containers for making babies & expected to work like machines. When a woman births at home she's in her own space where she finds solace in rest & sleep. What better place is there to relax in the total way she needs to in order to give way to the birth process? Progress is assessed by watching the woman's self-paced unfolding. The midwife's presence is constant & she ensures the woman feels fearless & secure. Time becomes secondary. Whether you're for or against homebirth, come see what all the fuss is about!
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Our next meeting:
Edmonton Homebirth May Meeting
No agenda has been set for this meeting.
- When?
- Thursday, May 22, 2008, 6:30 PM 20080523T003000Z
- Where?
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Only 10 members (including guests) can RSVP 'Yes' or 'Maybe' for this meeting. There's still room for 10 more.
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"I gave birth to my daughter April 2008 in a birth pool set up in my living room surrounded by the people that I love. I'm so grateful that I was able to give my little girl the introduction into the world that she deserved."
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"Surrogate son born at home in BC with his bio father, intended parents and our midwife when I was 22. Now a slow going apprentice midwife here in Alberta but hope to do a lot of my training internationally so that I can travel at the same time. "
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"I had my third baby at home in a water birth two years ago. It was the best experience ever, wish I'd had the courage to do it with my first two..."
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"Hello! I am a 47 year-old mother of 5 who had a planned homebirth with my last son at the age of 44. My husband actually had the pleasure of "catching" him. It was the most amazing experience..."
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"Hello from up-north in Fort Mc. I thought I'd join your group (even though meetups might be difficult) to be with like-minded women. I'm expecting #2 and am planning for a homebirth. "
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"Hey Zaidee! Your little girl was born on our third wedding anniversary! I'm glad it was such a great experience, congrats. :)"
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"On September 11th 2007 I gave birth to my daughter at home. It was a fantastic experience, I couldn't imagine it any other way."
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"Giving birth in a hospital never crossed my mind even for a second. I just find it unnatural and know that I would not be able to relax there. I had both of my daughters at home and the births were fantastic. "
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"When I found out I was pregnant, it never occurred to me to go to the hospital to give birth. That's where sick and injured people go. I would never change my homebirth experience."
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"Hi! I am a 3rd generation homebirth mama. I was raised with the idea that hospitals are for sick people, and giving birth did not mean you were sick! I have given birth to both of my sons at home and would do it again in a heartbeat!"
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"Articles by Marsden Wagner, MD Technology in Birth: First Do No Harm Fish Can't See Water: The Need To Humanize Birth [url=h"
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"This is the place to continue the conversation between monthly Meetups. Get to know your local Meetup community, ask questions, answer questions, talk about your last get-together--it's up to you. We..."
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"I had my first 2 babies with midwives in a hospital-based birthcentre--wonderf ul & empowering experiences compared to my mothers experiences in hospital! My next 3 babies were born at home--infinitely more wonderful--I'd have 10 more at home!!!"
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