Tag Archives: Massachusetts

More about the midwife arrest

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

A lot of people are landing on my little blog searching for information about the midwife who was arrested in North Carolina. Welcome! I’ve dug up a little more for you.  I found a record of Amy Medwin’s arrest on … Continue reading →

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Mass. midwifery bill

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

I might not live in Massachusetts anymore, but I still want my midwives’ profession to be recognized and protected, and I still want people having babies in Massachusetts to have access to midwifery.  Here’s the latest on the midwifery bill … Continue reading →

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Moving to San Francisco

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

Personal change? What personal change?  I’m moving to San Francisco!  My partner, my daughter, and I are moving to San Francisco.  In less than 2 weeks. My partner got a really sweet job out there and after lengthy discussions about … Continue reading →

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From the middle of a blizzard

Posted on December 26, 2010 by

I’d hoped to make a long post about the complexities of choosing December holiday traditions for a kid who is surrounded by different religions, but it was only partially written before my hard drive bit the dust. I’ll take my … Continue reading →

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Friday links

Posted on September 3, 2010 by

Fall semester has begun!  The neighborhood is teeming with returned college students, I’m back in the classroom, and Bridget had a grand day with babysitters while I was on campus yesterday.  Even the Friday links are ringing with university themes: … Continue reading →

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Midwives in jail

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

Today’s Midwifery Today E-News includes a reminder why legal recognition for midwives is so important: “There are midwives in more than one country who have gone to jail for serving mothers and babies in birth and usually on trumped-up charges.” … Continue reading →

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Housing for breeders

Posted on August 12, 2010 by

When I was pregnant but not yet showing I went apartment-hunting.  One landlord had the audacity to tell me that she couldn’t legally rent to me if I had kids because of lead paint on the property.  She was dead … Continue reading →

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For science!

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

Bridget got into Harvard already.  Actually, she’s gotten in three times.  To the Harvard Lab For Developmental Studies, that is.  She’s been a subject in three different studies about how babies understand what they see and hear. The baby has … Continue reading →

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Baby’s first political activism

Posted on July 31, 2010 by

Add one more to the list of public places I’ve breastfed: the Massachusetts State House.  I took Bridget there yesterday to try to help out with the midwifery bill. It was pretty exciting.  I’ve walked past the State House many … Continue reading →

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Breastfeeding in public

Posted on July 30, 2010 by

I’ve breastfed in parks, in restaurants, on airplanes, at the beach, in a faculty office at a prestigious university, walking down the sidewalk, sitting in my car in a parking lot . . .  When a baby demands to eat, … Continue reading →

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