Inside NFO

Barbara Stratton has been working hard to find a way to reverse VBAC bans both in her own state of Maryland as well as nationwide. VBAC bans are put in place when a hospital doesn’t have the staffing/facilities to meet recommendations that protect their liability — recommendations that many health care providers deem too strict and that deny thousands upon thousands of women a chance to have normal vaginal births after cesareans.

Barbara’s letter below explains how you can help reverse VBAC bans at hospitals near you. (more…)

Remember when soft-soled baby shoes were considered oh-so-granola? Robeez are all the rage now (along with their new line of coordinating baby clothing) — you can even spy pink Flower Robeez on the pages of a Pottery Barn catalog! (more…)