I think I’m ready for Something New
This couple took a photo a day through 9 months of pregnancy, and put the pictures to music — a song written by the father, Tom Fletcher.
Tag: pregnancy
And now a public announcement
Brought to you by our good friend Madeleine Gubbels: The University of Toronto is offering information sessions on pregnancy, giving birth, and parenting during this school year (2010/11). To register, follow this link: http://www.familycare.utoronto.ca/events/#Moms-to-Be *Expectant & New Moms’ Group *Dates: …
“We Would Welcome another Child with Down Syndrome”
Last week, a remarkable article was posted in the New York Times, by a mother who had refused prenatal testing during her pregnancy. The woman in question, Amy Becker, is the mother of a child with Down syndrome and has …
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Just a thought: Do women really have a choice?
This post was written by Casey Luluquisin, Vice-President of the University of Toronto Students for Life A study published in The Journal of Adolescent Health, “Are pregnant adolescents stigmatized by pregnancy?”, conducted by Constance Wiemann et al. found that “two …
The Maternal Health Minefield
This 7-minute video presents a look at the issue of maternal health, which has been a real hot-topic in Canadian politics (and beyond) recently, including an appearance from Andrea Mrozek:
Pregnancy and Sport
This is a quick Olympic-themed post, as I spent part of February in Vancouver at the Olympics (part of the reason that blogging has been light)! My mom is the chief medical advisor for Skate Canada, and a specialist in …
A story from a pregnant abortionist
Big Blue Wave recently highlighted an excerpt from an article that appeared on The Abortioneers about second trimester abortions. When I was a little over 18 weeks pregnant with my now pre-school child, I did a second trimester abortion for …
A new way to confuse the abortion issue
I don’t want to get too involved with American politics, but this open letter to Sarah Palin (via Feministing) was a bit hard to resist. Lynn Paltrow asks, Did you know that [changing the law on abortion] not only threatens …