So here is a surprising twist in the Greenfield birthplan saga. I got a message Friday to call a producer for GMA who wanted to ask me some questions for a birthplan story she is developing. You might not be surprised to hear that I called her back pretty quickly! We spoke for a while […]

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I may have gotten myself in trouble this week. I have written a lot about birth plans, but I don’t think my obstetrical colleagues read much of what I write. This week, though, I was quoted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, saying that if you have special desires about your birth you are better off […]

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People often ask me how I got started writing. I had the good fortune of being the obstetrician for Dr. Laura Jana (author of From Birth to Reality: Heading Home with Your Newborn) when she had a baby during her pediatric residency at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland. She was a total go-getter, […]

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Two days ago I got the first copy of my new book. I just want to sit and stare at it. I am actually contemplating knitting a little blanket to carry it around in, so it doesn’t get frayed as I show it off.
So today I was getting my toes done in preparation for a […]

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Today I received a big document from my publisher with information on how to get my book out there so people will know about it. I would never have thought up some of these ideas–mom blog tours and eblasts? Now I am venturing into my own personal blog (as opposed to my Yahoo! Health Expert […]

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