The MotherVerse Blog: mothering out loud

The Dar a Luz a Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing knowledge and support for women during their pregnancies, births, and early motherhood, introduces their new blog “We Birth” at www.daraluzwebirth.blogspot.com. The blog includes stories from women who have had many different kinds of births, including some wonderful homebirth stories! They are also accepting […]

Okay. So I read a a lot. Anyone who reads my posts here on MotherVerse and on my own blog knows this.Da Capo has a new book out on pregnancy, called The Best Birth: Your Guide to the Safest, Healthiest, Most Satisfying Labor and Delivery by Sarah McMoyler and Armin Brott. It employs the McMoyler […]

This article from Mothering Magazine is excellent. Go over there and read it. Now.
It’s something many Americans would never consider. I mean, seashells on your breasts? Why the hell would you do that?
Patella vulgata shells have been worn by Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish mothers for thousands of years.
The shells are an ancient remedy for […]

I discovered The Compleat Mother magazine (yes I’m spelling that right) shortly after my daughter was born 4 years ago and it still continues to influence my life as a parent even today. The magazine of pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding; Compleat Mother focuses on natural parenting and is a consistently refreshing and interesting read. I […]

For a majority of new parents in the U.S. today, having a child inspires a shift to greener living. Motivated by the natural instinct to protect their children from harm, today’s eco-conscious parents are going to great lengths, and spending more, to clean without chemicals, eat organic, and explore alternative healthcare options. This suits […]

Joanna K. Dane is a writer of fiction and essays and an illustrator of limited edition art books. She lives with her husband and three children in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

BOLD(Birth on Labor Day), an organization using the arts to initiate social action, is up for the Ideablog award. BOLD is a unique organization that supports mothers through the public performance and discussion of the play “Birth” by Karen Brody, as well as their mother centered Red Tent events. The Ideablog award is a cash […]

A mother is honored three times more than the father in Islam because of these three things:
1. Pregnancy
2. Childbirth
3. Breastfeeding
It was elaborated by a prominent Muslim scholar that a mother has to undergo those three while a father only participates in raising the child in other ways. So a child’s duty towards the mother is […]

I had always found the word ’stillbirth’ mysterious. The few times I had come across it in books, it was always followed by reactions denoting grimness, and even repugnance. I was never piqued to find out more about it, because it seemed to be like a taboo subject.
When we were in Iowa, a family […]

Your Name: Mama/Robyn Moore
Where you’re from: Dayton, Ohio
Where you’ve been: on a journey….
Kids? feisty, ornery, sweet 17 month old boy
Significant other? husband, friend of 9 years
What you’re thinking about: empowering women to take ownership of the transition to motherhood- starting with pregnancy and birth, […]