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Today's Rant

1. Borax is toxic--is it safe for laundry? Borax is an ingredient in skin creams. (sodium borate) According to the material data safety sheet, it is toxic/fatal if ingested. Our skin is the largest organ of our body and absorbs much of what is on it. If borax is dissolved in hot water, and well-diluted, it may be safer than laundry detergents, which have more potent chemicals. However, check your skin care product labels--if sodium borate (borax) is on the label, discard it!

2. Flawed studies! A study by the University of Alberta says that for children who eat fast food more than twice a week, the beneficial effects of being breastfed as an infant are reversed, and the incidence of asthma is increased. The news report did not mention whether the study took into account other socio-economic factors that might be involved, such as hectic lifestyle, or a general lack of healthy practices such as nutrition and exercise.

Birthing Links

The Association for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth
The Association for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth is a part of a growing network of parents and health professionals who believe that childbirth is a normal, healthy part of life

National Association of Childbearing Centers

Child Birth.org
Birth is a natural process, not a medical procedure.

The International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc.
(ICAN) is a nonprofit organization founded by Esther Booth Zorn in 1982. ICAN's mission is to improve maternal-child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).

Birth Works
Birth Works embodies the philosophy of developing a woman's self confidence, trust and faith in her ability to give birth. Dr Michel Odent's site

BirthLove
BirthLove is simply the biggest, most diverse collection of pregnancy, childbirth and parenting articles and stories ever compiled- including the very latest related news and research items.

HypnoBirthing
The Mongan Method is as much a philosophy as it is a technique.

Online Birth Center
Midwifery, Birth, Breastfeeding, Child Care.