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The perfect homebirth
Noah Montego Björkén. I roared the whole 3995g and 53cm of you into this world early morning on May 10 in the most blissful setting I could’ve ever asked for. No rush to the hospital, no directives, just the feeling of a new day welcoming…
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Simple non-toxic pregnancy checklist
According to the widely-publicized study from 2005, researchers tested placental cord blood of a day-old babies for 413 industrial chemicals incl. PCBs, mercury, DDT, dioxins etc. It was found to be positive for 287 of them out of which 180 were carcinogens. Many more studies…
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My 3 lessons heading into the 3rd pregnancy
With each pregnancy, I learned something new: how overmedicated births have become, how important proper nutrition and non-toxic environment both pre- and post-labour is, that the intoxicating newborn smell will get you through the 2-hour intervals of sleep or less, that I have unresolved issues…
Non-toxic steps
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