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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists are dealing with an increasingly incredulous birthing population who are rejecting their style of "knock em' out drag em' out" childbirth.  The young female birthing population is increasingly turning to new media for sources of information regarding childbirth, vaccinations, and psychiatric care, and the Medicos do NOT like having their monopoly broken up. So a new "homebirth study" in the form of a blatently politicized piece of propaganda has now been published attempting to PROVE that homebirthed babies have a three fold increase of death over hospital born children.

The MSM of Australia has tried to suppress the backlash to current political debates raging in that wonderful nation around the issue of Birth Freedom for Mothers. The women of Australia have stood up and yelled MY BODY, MY RIGHT TO DECIDE! With a huge hat tip to Kym Kani, Carolyn Hastie at Thinkbirth Blog, and especially Michelle Mears at My Birth dot com, here is an overview of the protests that took place yesterday all over Australia. Let FREEDOM Ring! Jenny Hatch

“Although it is not anticipated that large numbers of women will opt for home birth, women’s autonomy in choosing reproductive behaviour is a fundamental human right enshrined in Australian law. Respecting their choices and achieving the best outcome for all concerned is likely to remain a challenge that will require more light and less heat than it has received thus far.”

For the past few months I have been hearing reports of an increasingly totalitarian approach to Homebirth in Australia...

AMA Says Women Should Use a Hospital -- Some Doctors Disagree The American Medical Association has agreed to support proposed legislation that, some physicians say, could make make having a planned birth in one's home difficult, to virtually impossible. As of now, no actual legislation has been drawn up, but the AMA has agreed to back a measure called "Resolution 205," a request to support the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' (ACOG) position that home births are not safe. "We are against home births, period," said Gregory Phillips, an ACOG spokesman. Women who give birth outside of a clinical...

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on the subject of Home Deliveries Make photo slide shows at www.OneTrueMedia.com The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists......A WALL of obstruction for mothers and families who desire to give birth holistically.... Huffington Post: Docs to Women: Pay No Attention to Ricki Lake's Home BirthLadies, the physicians of America have issued their decree: they don't want you having your babies at home with midwives.

The Business of Being Born Birth: "It's a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience with her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to examine and question the way American women have babies. The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal. Should most births...

Despite Risks That Range From Fetal Distress to Hemorrhage, Some Women Are Choosing to Give Birth Without Medical Assistance

Midwife’s arrest protested Supporters gather at courthouse; charges allege lack of credentials By ROB DOWDY Staff writer The children of protester Julianna Zull of Crawfordsville, Mireil, 2, and Gabe, 4, hold signs in front of the Shelby County Courthouse showing their support for midwives. NEWS photos by DAYLA THURSTON Mary Allen Ayres (left), president of the Indiana Midwives Association, stands with Jennifer Louisa Williams among supporters in the Shelby County Courthouse. A midwife from Bloomington turned herself in to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department Friday afternoon as dozens of her supporters walked the grounds of the Shelby County Courthouse to...

Hypothetical scenario: A devout Christian couple decides to home-birth. The mid-wife is asked, "If any complications arise, do not call 911; let us pray first." The mid-wife declines and will not assist. The delivery date arrives and a normal healthy baby is born. Subsequently a 2nd (unknown) twind begins to deliver. The cord is wrapped around the babies neck and it is strangling. The father begins prayer In this hypothetical scenario, it is unknown if the father or mother attempts to remove or cut the cord. Susequently the 2nd child dies A funeral is held on private property.