tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46096620242511893.post7671096060039087455..comments2023-05-01T08:12:19.944-07:00Comments on The Many Colors of Changing Woman: Strategic PlanningNicolle L. Gonzales CNMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13409648104445037815noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46096620242511893.post-58377348670282525442011-11-02T16:08:20.461-07:002011-11-02T16:08:20.461-07:00Avital, thanks for this article. I found it inspi...Avital, thanks for this article. I found it inspiring and an interesting read. When I talk about this vision of a birth center to friends, I'm always met with looks of concern. Like..is it safe?..How far will you be from a hospital. They just don't realize how many women actually die in a "safe" hospital from child birth. I realize some things are unavoidable and can have detrimental consequences,..i.e amniotic embolism. I think for Native American women, having the ability to birth in an environment that supports their beliefs and supports them as women, is necessary. Supporting our cultural knowledge about childbirth is vital to our social structure and needs to be reintegrated. Thank you for posting this article. Gives me hope, at which I have lots of..but more "evidence" that it's possible to birth outside a hospital in a safe way.Nicolle L. Gonzales CNMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409648104445037815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46096620242511893.post-85023538200783524112011-10-26T12:28:47.546-07:002011-10-26T12:28:47.546-07:00I think you would enjoy this article http://www.ot...I think you would enjoy this article http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Birthing+home+takes+village/3888724/story.html about the work being done to ensure that Inuit women in the far north don't have to go to the south to give birth.Avitalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15247428843359351281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46096620242511893.post-43201017342091223822011-10-24T15:53:28.544-07:002011-10-24T15:53:28.544-07:00Hi! I work in a rural hospital on vancouver island...Hi! I work in a rural hospital on vancouver island. So rural in fact, that women are not supposed to have their babies here. They're supposed to drive for two hours to the next major city centre (but ideally move there a couple of weeks before their due date.) <br /><br />Most of the women out here are First Nations (Native Canadian) and live an hour away or more by boat from our remote little hospital. Of course these women will not leave their home, their families, when they're 8.5 months pregnant, to go live in a hotel room in the city by themselves.<br /><br />Of course, babies sometimes happen here, as they tend to do. But the distressing part is that because they're not *supposed* to happen here, there is limited support for babies and mothers. No specialist. No nurse midwife. No emergency surgery if needed. We need a proper plan to bring birth back to our community.<br /><br />I look forward to reading your journal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46096620242511893.post-89731650191609122092011-10-19T09:42:52.273-07:002011-10-19T09:42:52.273-07:00Thanks for your insights, courageous comments and ...Thanks for your insights, courageous comments and committment to ongoing action towards creating this Birth Center to Espanola Valley communities. It was an honor to be a small part of this tranformational opportunity. Thanks for all you do. BevBeverly Scowhttp://www.wisewomengp.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46096620242511893.post-3386790830627973092011-10-18T18:16:20.022-07:002011-10-18T18:16:20.022-07:00Happy to see that you are interested! I think as a...Happy to see that you are interested! I think as a student, it's important to stay connected to things that keep you motivated and remind you why you are spending so much time studying towards your life's work. :)Nicolle L. Gonzales CNMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409648104445037815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46096620242511893.post-13310469600766668622011-10-18T09:14:46.605-07:002011-10-18T09:14:46.605-07:00I'm a new reader to your blog Nicholle, and I ...I'm a new reader to your blog Nicholle, and I am very excited to see where your journey takes you towards a birth center for the families of your community!<br /><br />(I'm a student nurse-midwife, up on the northeast part of the US.)AtYourCervixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08238926588944507794noreply@blogger.com