Recently added articles from Special Delivery:
May, 2052.(Pregnancy and birth)(Short story)(Reprint)
Jun 22, 2007; ... "You're fortunate to be living in this era," says Nonna, brown eyes twinkling above the dimples in her wrinkled cheeks. Rachel sips at the red raspberry leaf tea, the cup clinking against the saucer as she sets it down to respond. Her grandmother is already talking again. "When ...
International breast milk project: donate excess breastmilk to the world's most vulnerable children.(Postpartum and Breastfeeding)(i Themba Lethu)
Jun 22, 2007 ... Like many breastfeeding mothers, in July 2006, Jill Youse found herself with a large surplus of breastmilk. Loath to dispose of her excess supply, and believing, as many of us do, that her milk was "liquid gold", she filled her freezer with the excess supply. As her freezer neared ...
New La Leche League Breastfeeding Helpline.(Postpartum and Breastfeeding)(Brief article)
Jun 22, 2007 ... As of June 1, 2007, the La Leche League Breastfeeding Helpline is fully operational in the United States! Call 1-877-4 LALECHE (1-877-452-5324) for 24-hour toll-free ...
Setting and keeping boundaries.(Labor Support And Childbirth Education)
Jun 22, 2007; ... New doulas are eager, dedicated people who often work for free or charge only nominal fees. Because of their love for their work, they can be prone to letting clients take over too much of their time or to letting their work take over their family or other commitments. Setting, maintaining ...
A Vermont homebirth.(Pregnancy and birth)(Reprint)
Jun 22, 2007; ... In the last weeks of my pregnancy I seemed to lose almost all ability for rational thought. Even though I knew that I could not possibly be pregnant forever, I began to believe that I would be. I felt consumed by my pregnancy; I could not do school work or housework. The only activities I ...