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Top 10 Women's Health Stories Of The Decade: Nothing Replaces A Woman's Wisdom

Christiane Northrup, MD | Posted 12.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Iodine, Premarin, Mammography, Women's Wisdom, Vitamin D, Menopause, Fish Oil, Provera, Pregnancy, Breast Cancer, Hormones, C-Section, Wellness, Progesterone, Dr. Northrup, Women's Health, Health, Stem Cells, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Living News
Christiane Northrup, MD

Technology has its place, but it doesn't replace a woman's wisdom. Here are some key stories from the last 10 years that highlight the innate wisdom and intelligence of a woman's body.

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A Woman's Nation: Reclaim Your Right To Birth Right

Christiane Northrup, MD | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Maternal Death, Women's Health, A Woman's Nation, Health, Ina May Gaskin, Cesarean Section, Christiane Norrthrup, C-Section, Healthcare, Living News
Christiane Northrup, MD

I have spent the last 30 years educating women about the wisdom of their bodies, including their innate ability to birth normally. Yet our so-called healthcare system...sees the female body and its processes (like labor) as an accident waiting to happen.

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Insurance Denials for Pregnant Moms

Barbara Dehn | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Public Health Insurance Plan, Prenatal, High Blood Pressure, Pregnant, Ob/Gyn, Pregnancy, Diabetes, Prenatal Care, C-Section, Politics News
Barbara Dehn

Insurance companies have no liability or risk if they chose not to cover prenatal tests. And since health care providers must do these tests, whether they are paid for or not, OB providers and hospitals absorb the cost.

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American Life League: Anti-Abortion "Personhood" Measures Really Will Hurt All Pregnant Women

Lynn M. Paltrow | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: American Life League, Abortion, Cesarean Section, Personhood, Egg Is Person, Pregnancy, Pro-Life, C-Section, Politics News
Lynn M. Paltrow

What the American Life League provides is a defense of court orders forcing pregnant women to have cesarean surgery against their will.

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C-Sections Best For Baby When Close To Due Date

AP | STEPHANIE NANO | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Health, Personal Health, C Section, Health, C-Section, Living News

NEW YORK — Babies do better after a scheduled Caesarean section if they're born no sooner than seven days before their due date, a new large stu...

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