Birth Week is THIS WEEK!
Birth Week is an annual event in Hungary during which providers of baby- and pregnancy-related services put on all sorts of free workshops and events all over the country. If you speak Hungarian, you can check out the myriad of offerings on their website (www.szuleteshete.hu) I am delighted to offer the following FREE English-language events in honor of Birth Week: Tuesday, May 19th, 8 am...
Read MoreLet’s talk frankly about birth (videos)
Interviews with women about why they chose the type of birth they chose. Home birth versus hospital birth.
Read MoreHaving a baby in Hungary
An outline of prenatal care options for English-speaking women in Hungary. How to find an obstetrician, which hospital to choose, private clinics versus public hospitals, home birth options and the costs of each.
Read MoreHome birth in Hungary
Home birth in Hungary is not illegal – it’s alegal. It is not regulated by Hungarian law, which leaves a really inconvenient gap for those who want to give birth at home. Hungarian law says that a woman has the right to choose where to give birth, but the law makes no provisions for anybody who wants to assist a birthing woman outside a hospital setting. This means that medical...
Read MoreAmusing a woman in labor
The following is an excerpt from Ina May Gaskin’s excellent book entitled Spiritual Midwifery. Ina May Gaskin is one of the leading midwives in the world today. Her birthing center boasts intervention and complication statistics that make hospital maternity wards green with envy. I would wholeheartedly recommend any of her books, most especially Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth, for...
Read MoreWhat's the big deal about natural childbirth?
These days, natural childbirth seems to be becoming more popular again, which gives it a kind of crunchy trendiness like doing yoga or being vegetarian. (Both worthy and healthy endeavors – just like aiming for natural childbirth – under the right circumstances.) Fact of the matter is that there have been trends in childbirth, and in western societies, this trend has been leading...
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