Comments for Spiritual Birth http://www.spiritualbirth.net The Spiritual Art of Birth Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:40:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on The Travelling Midwife: Tale of Two Cities by marisa http://www.spiritualbirth.net/the-travelling-midwife-tale-of-two-cities/comment-page-1#comment-744 marisa Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:40:32 +0000 http://www.spiritualbirth.net/?p=2113#comment-744 Amazing story of my friend susan :) well done, and bless you for making it possible. Amazing story of my friend susan :) well done, and bless you for making it possible.

]]> Comment on The Travelling Midwife: Tale of Two Cities by Erin http://www.spiritualbirth.net/the-travelling-midwife-tale-of-two-cities/comment-page-1#comment-743 Erin Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:02:01 +0000 http://www.spiritualbirth.net/?p=2113#comment-743 So special... I read and reread this... What a blessing you are, Marianne. I'm a doula in JHB and am so looking ofrward to meeting you in May! xoxo So special… I read and reread this… What a blessing you are, Marianne. I’m a doula in JHB and am so looking ofrward to meeting you in May! xoxo

]]> Comment on The Travelling Midwife: Tale of Two Cities by This is such a healing story Marianne. You did it again!!!!! you are such an inspiration to new mums http://www.spiritualbirth.net/the-travelling-midwife-tale-of-two-cities/comment-page-1#comment-740 This is such a healing story Marianne. You did it again!!!!! you are such an inspiration to new mums Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:35:47 +0000 http://www.spiritualbirth.net/?p=2113#comment-740 You did it again!!! wow!! what a great story teller you are.. You did it again!!! wow!! what a great story teller you are..

]]> Comment on The Privilege of Midwifery by Marianne Littlejohn http://www.spiritualbirth.net/the-privilege-of-midwifery/comment-page-1#comment-739 Marianne Littlejohn Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:44:43 +0000 http://www.spiritualbirth.net/?p=2060#comment-739 Dear Stephen Thank you for pointing this out to me. In fact I have the greatest respect and inclusive approach to fathers in my work and will write an article specifically for fathers, as applied to conception, birth and parenting. Both a woman and the man she is with need to be transparent and committed and take 100% responsibility for their part in the process. When women are well connected with themselves and their bodies they are more easily able to see their men as REAL people, not an ideal of masculinity and manhood. The same applies to men with their women! And of course when a couple are truly loving towards themselves and their partners, this love will extend to the children. Much love, Marianne Dear Stephen

Thank you for pointing this out to me. In fact I have the greatest respect and inclusive approach to fathers in my work and will write an article specifically for fathers, as applied to conception, birth and parenting. Both a woman and the man she is with need to be transparent and committed and take 100% responsibility for their part in the process. When women are well connected with themselves and their bodies they are more easily able to see their men as REAL people, not an ideal of masculinity and manhood. The same applies to men with their women! And of course when a couple are truly loving towards themselves and their partners, this love will extend to the children. Much love, Marianne

]]> Comment on The Privilege of Midwifery by Stephen http://www.spiritualbirth.net/the-privilege-of-midwifery/comment-page-1#comment-737 Stephen Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:14:49 +0000 http://www.spiritualbirth.net/?p=2060#comment-737 Marianne, I support midwifery entirely and we have used a midwife for the birth of our first child. What I find unacceptable is your lack of reference to fathers as a perspective above. This exclusion is something I have experienced as a father both when attempting to support my wife at her gynaecologist and when consulting the midwife we chose. Until we begin to include men at every stage of pregnancy and birth, they will remain on the periphery of raising children and we should not expect to see major change in the participation of fathers in the lives of their children that so many complain about today. I am interested to hear your views on this. Thanks, Stephen. Marianne, I support midwifery entirely and we have used a midwife for the birth of our first child. What I find unacceptable is your lack of reference to fathers as a perspective above. This exclusion is something I have experienced as a father both when attempting to support my wife at her gynaecologist and when consulting the midwife we chose. Until we begin to include men at every stage of pregnancy and birth, they will remain on the periphery of raising children and we should not expect to see major change in the participation of fathers in the lives of their children that so many complain about today. I am interested to hear your views on this. Thanks, Stephen.

]]> Comment on Kangaroo Mother Care in Pregnancy, Birth and Early Parenthood – 2 by Marianne Littlejohn http://www.spiritualbirth.net/kangaroo-mother-care-in-pregnancy-birth-and-early-parenthood-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-735 Marianne Littlejohn Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:09:31 +0000 http://www.spiritualbirth.net/?p=395#comment-735 Thank you for this comment. We do need teachers to go around the country teaching mothers in the rural areas about KMC and other natural and safe interventions! Thank you for this comment. We do need teachers to go around the country teaching mothers in the rural areas about KMC and other natural and safe interventions!

]]> Comment on Kangaroo Mother Care in Pregnancy, Birth and Early Parenthood – 2 by bridget ola http://www.spiritualbirth.net/kangaroo-mother-care-in-pregnancy-birth-and-early-parenthood-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-734 bridget ola Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:30:53 +0000 http://www.spiritualbirth.net/?p=395#comment-734 this method is so wonderful and very cheap to afford especially in rural areas where there is little or no special way of improving their pre term life span. i think kmc should be included during the ante natal health talk. this method is so wonderful and very cheap to afford especially in rural areas where there is little or no special way of improving their pre term life span. i think kmc should be included during the ante natal health talk.

]]> Comment on The Privilege of Midwifery by Carol Shaw http://www.spiritualbirth.net/the-privilege-of-midwifery/comment-page-1#comment-728 Carol Shaw Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:25:25 +0000 http://www.spiritualbirth.net/?p=2060#comment-728 What complete nonsense.......What we clearly need is a pregnancy wellness centre that takes couple through from healthy conception with proper lifestyle support, through a healthy pregnancy and on to a successful home birth or birth at a birthing centre, if we limit the risks to mothers by ensuring that they are super healthy when they get pregnant much of the need for high tech medically monitored labours will be moot. Birth does not belong in a hospital!!!!! Women need to get educated about lifestyle and health before getting pregnant, this should be the focus, if you have taken charge of your own wellbeing you will be in a more empowered space, if you are an empowered, healthy woman labour should not be a problem. The hospital is then the place for moms who have placenta previa or other really serious UNPREVENTABLE conditions. What complete nonsense…….What we clearly need is a pregnancy wellness centre that takes couple through from healthy conception with proper lifestyle support, through a healthy pregnancy and on to a successful home birth or birth at a birthing centre, if we limit the risks to mothers by ensuring that they are super healthy when they get pregnant much of the need for high tech medically monitored labours will be moot. Birth does not belong in a hospital!!!!! Women need to get educated about lifestyle and health before getting pregnant, this should be the focus, if you have taken charge of your own wellbeing you will be in a more empowered space, if you are an empowered, healthy woman labour should not be a problem. The hospital is then the place for moms who have placenta previa or other really serious UNPREVENTABLE conditions.

]]> Comment on The Privilege of Midwifery by Pat Torngren http://www.spiritualbirth.net/the-privilege-of-midwifery/comment-page-1#comment-725 Pat Torngren Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:13:53 +0000 http://www.spiritualbirth.net/?p=2060#comment-725 This is a very sad state of affairs. I know that you have been offering an excellent service, adhering to outcomes based medicine, and in line with all the latest research on what is optimal for the mother and baby. I hope it can be resolved soon. This is a very sad state of affairs. I know that you have been offering an excellent service, adhering to outcomes based medicine, and in line with all the latest research on what is optimal for the mother and baby. I hope it can be resolved soon.

]]> Comment on The Privilege of Midwifery by Olivia http://www.spiritualbirth.net/the-privilege-of-midwifery/comment-page-1#comment-724 Olivia Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:51:26 +0000 http://www.spiritualbirth.net/?p=2060#comment-724 Wow! I don't understand the reasoning. I've had 3 VBACs at Vincent Palotti and now, finally, an HBAC backed-up by Mowbray. I hope this will not influence other hospitals, including public ones, to follow. Where to go from there? 'Underground'? Crazy! Wow! I don’t understand the reasoning. I’ve had 3 VBACs at Vincent Palotti and now, finally, an HBAC backed-up by Mowbray. I hope this will not influence other hospitals, including public ones, to follow. Where to go from there? ‘Underground’? Crazy!

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