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July 2014

July 31, 2014

July Link Round-Up: Body theology, parenting, loss, and the spiritual path

A round-up of resources from around the web on body theology, raising Pagan children, pregnancy...

January 2014

January 02, 2014

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and your Ancestors

When I came to the hospital the morning my son was born, pausing every few...

October 2013

October 08, 2013

Midwives Make a Difference

We don't have a whole lot of social scientific data about what Pagans want, choose,...

February 2013

February 04, 2013

Birth centers

A new study out last week provides evidence for the safety of midwifery care in...

January 2013

January 10, 2013

December link round-up

On Twitter, Google+, and especially Facebook, I share lots of links and things associated with...

January 26, 2012

CDC data: home birth on the rise

The CDC released new data today on home births in the U.S., finding that "the...

January 16, 2012

Birth Guardians: Jane Hardwicke Collings

This is the first in a new series, inspired by Radical Doula Profiles, profiling people...

October 2011

October 20, 2011

The Pagan Health Survey on Pagan pregnancies

Here's the part that's particularly relevant for Pagans having babies. An enormous 96.9% of respondents...

September 2011

September 14, 2011

Responding to Ina May: Not a universal experience

Editor’s note: I asked some of our regular contributors to each respond to a quote...

May 2011

May 31, 2011

We celebrate the birth of another Witch on Earth

Note: This beautiful birth story by Sierra Black is a reprint from June 1, 2004...