Some share-worthy finds from my reading this week: ACOG commits fraud “A recent press release details some of the lengths that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is willing to go to preserve its near-monopoly over maternity care in the United States.” … Namely, fraud. “ACOG is not a protector of maternal or fetal…
Some share-worthy finds from my reading this week: Evidence-based medicine Health care in the United States is struggling to redefine itself. We have been spending twice what other countries spend on health care, yet our citizens are less healthy. We now have legislation to create more or less universal insurance coverage, and we are about…
Some share-worthy finds from my reading this week: Homebirth mothers refused prescriptions Everyone’s outraged about this, but I don’t see why. If I were a doctor, I wouldn’t want to go prescribing or dispensing medication based solely on someone else’s okay. If it’s my butt on the line, why would I?!? This is part of…
Some share-worthy finds from my reading this week: Dannette Lund took childbirth back! Despite outright refusal by both her obstetrician and her midwife to let exercise informed consent and VBAC her second child, Dannette educated herself and did not give up until she finally took matters into her own hands, to follow through on exactly…