Tag Archives: jennifer block
Booby Traps Series: Our checklist for a breastfeeding-friendly birth
This post is the 54th in a series on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. Just as we’ve done for the prenatal and newborn period Booby Traps, we’ve created a checklist for beating the … Continue reading
Last revised on 08/28/2012
Booby Traps Series: 4 out of 5 hospitals supplement breastfed babies when it’s not medically necessary. Whose fault is that?
This post is the 19th in a series on Booby Traps made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. Today I’m writing about one of the biggest Booby Traps, the non-medically necessary supplementation of breastfed babies with formula, … Continue reading
Last revised on 09/28/2011
The author of “Pushed” on Early Elective Births
Following up on last week’s post on the Booby Trap of an early elective birth, we asked Jennifer Block, author of Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care, to answer some questions on this topic. Pushed shines … Continue reading
Last revised on 06/21/2011