Inductions and the use of drugs in labor and delivery

We received many comments after posting a recent blog on a woman who died a couple years ago in the US after being induced with an off-label drug during childbirth, and asked our friend, labor & delivery nurse, Jeanne Faulkner to provide…

Summer of Sisterhood: Q&A with Alexandra Fuller on her memoir, “Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness”

You never know where you’ll find new sisters. Christy and I were in Salt Lake City for a Planned Parenthood event last year and stumbled home…

The Clean delivery kit: A Lifesaving birthing kit that fits in a sandwich bag

Clean birth kits save mothers and babies’ lives. All the ingredients mothers and their healthcare providers need fit neatly into a single bag.

A Q&A with Terry Tempest Williams, author of “When Women Were Birds”

Before my mother died, she told me that she was leaving me her journals, but that I must promise her I would not open them until after she was gone. I gave her my word.

Donor Milk — The Lifesaving Benefits of Donated Breast Milk

Kevin West created the documentary, Donor Milk , to raise awareness and create connections for families to donate and receive what he calls liquid gold.

Dr Porges — A life well lived

Only rarely in life do you meet someone who exemplifies what it means to be all you can be. Dr. Robert Porges, MD, OB-GYN was that person and more. Dr. Porges passed away during Hurricane Sandy from lymphoma. This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful we could call Dr. Porges a friend…

My Miracles: Jayne’s Story

I didn’t know what was wrong with me when I was hospitalized in Mombasa’s Pandya Memorial Hospital after continuously throwing up for three days. 

“You’re three months pregnant,’ my doctor announced, smiling down at me. “Pregnant?” The mere thought that a life was growing inside…

Labor Day — What it means to women

According to the US Department of Labor, Labor Day is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers.

Labor and delivery nurses work a lot of holidays and each one has it’s own significance and arsenal of humor. On…