by Reka | Mar 12, 2009 | birth, budapest, hungary, midwife, pregnancy
(The following is an excerpt from the book Having A Baby in Hungary. Click on the link for more information.) If you’re newly pregnant and unfamiliar with the Hungarian health care system, you might wonder what your options are in this country for prenatal care...
by Reka | Feb 3, 2009 | birth, budapest, hungary, midwife, pregnancy
(Author’s update: As of 2012, home birth is regulated and legal in Hungary, but still not widely accepted by the medical community. As of March 2013, there are 3 licensed home birth practices in Hungary: A Te Szülésed, Életfa Bábapraxis and Napvilág...
by Reka | Jan 23, 2009 | birth, midwife, pregnancy
The following is an excerpt from Ina May Gaskin’s excellent book entitled Spiritual Midwifery. Ina May Gaskin is one of the leading midwives in the world today. Her birthing center boasts intervention and complication statistics that make hospital maternity...
by Reka | Dec 17, 2008 | birth, hungary, midwife, pregnancy
These days, natural childbirth seems to be becoming more popular again, which gives it a kind of crunchy trendiness like doing yoga or being vegetarian. (Both worthy and healthy endeavors – just like aiming for natural childbirth – under the right...
by Reka | Oct 25, 2008 | birth, breastfeeding, budapest, hungary
I’m glad to announce that we’re starting mommy-baby support groups again on October 29th. The group right now is combined for pregnant women and women with small babies. As soon as there are enough interested parties, we’ll separate the two groups...
