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"Birth Rape" By Any Other Name Would Hurt As Much

9/14/10 4:07pm by Ilithyia Inspir...
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Last week The Age (Melbourne) published an article about birth rape. The article itself was an inoffensive introductory piece to an important issue that desperately needs more social attention (though sadly it lacked a link to one of the best sources of support for birth rape survivors in Australia: the Joyous Birth network).  Read more >

Birth Trauma: An Introduction

11/22/09 6:17pm by Ilithyia Inspir...
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Birth trauma is an issue in desperate need of conscious raising, it is largely invisible to mainstream society and frequently misrepresented and misdiagnosed as postnatal depression. When birth trauma is misdiagnosed as postnatal depression women's bodies and hormones are made the scapegoats for a maternity system that is broken and harms the very people it should be caring for. Of course birth trauma can lead to depression, but depression is merely a symptom of the much bigger problem.What is Birth Trauma?   Read more >

Mother Blessings: Alternative to Baby Showers

11/22/09 2:38am by Ilithyia Inspir...
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 A mother blessing (also knows as a "blessingway" or "mother circle") is similar to a baby shower in the sense that it is a celebration held toward the end of a woman's pregnancy. However, the focus of a mother blessing is the mother and her upcoming birth, rather than the baby and receiving commercial products. It is a ritual to honour pregnancy, birth, and the mother.  Read more >

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Full Name
Sarah Langford
Member Since
November 2009
About Me: 
I am an Australian mother answering the call to become a birth servant (or doula) and breastfeeding counsellor. I decided to make these my life's work after homebirthing my child and breastfeeding her through toddlerhood. I am also a feminist, with a background in political science, academia and activism. See more here: http://www.ilithyiainspired.com/2008/03/about-me.html
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