Birth on Shine

Lady at the Jewelry Store

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Dainty

There was once a guy who suffered from cancer... a cancer that can't be treated. He was in his 30’s and he could die anytime. All his life, he was stuck in his house being taken cared by his mother. He never went outside but he…

The Incredible Disappearing Family

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When my son was born, it was a packed house. No less than ten people were on hand when, after almost fifty hours of labor in the hospital, he was vacuum-suctioned out of his mother. Nurses, the midwife, the on-call vacuum-specialist (a woman who seemed to swoop in out of nowhere, making the last-minute birthing hail Mary) and a few doctors were all on hand. Outside in the waiting room were all the members of my wife's side of the family (mine live far away, but were sitting by the phone, waiting to hear the outcome).

11-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth on Her Wedding Day

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11-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth on Her Wedding Day

Upon holding up her newborn child for cameras, 11-year-old Kordeza Zhelyazkova said, “I’m not going to play with…

I am an Uncle!

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Her name is Arabella Zoe. She has light blue eyes and thin brunette hair. It's weird because I still feel like a child myself. I love kids and all, it's just that I don't get to see her very often, so the bonding process is kinda slow. It's so neat that something so small…

10 Questions to Ask a Childbirth Instructor

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Once you’ve decided on a type of childbirth class, how do you pick a teacher? Ask these questions before you sign up:

1. What is your certification?…

Levi Johnston Promotes Contraception with Salty Nuts

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Levi Johnston Promotes Contraception with Salty Nuts

When you can take a shot at abstinence-only education, the former Governor of Alaska and vice-presidential…

Reinventing the Afterbirth: Placenta Becomes Food or Toy

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Chitchat about mucous plugs and episiotomies doesn't make most moms squeamish, but as a lady near the end of my third pregnancy, I just reached my limit in learning about the placenta teddy bear! Our friends over at Inhabitots are polling their green readers as to whether the toy made from the disposable organ to commemorate the birth is cute or creepy.

A REAL HEART

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Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, and is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a polluted mind, suffering will follow you, as the wheels of the oxcart follow the footsteps of the ox. Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act…

Is a Doula for Me?

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Courtesy of the American Pregnancy Association, Barefoot & Pregnant

The word doula is a Greek word that means women’s servant. Women have been serving…

ALONE

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Compassion literally means to feel with, to suffer with. Everyone is capable of compassion, and yet everyone tends to avoid it because it's uncomfortable. And the avoidance produces psychic numbing -- resistance to experiencing our pain for the world and other beings.

It had been raining for…