by Diana Paul | Dec 29, 2025 | Love Blog
The United States is now ranked 54th in the world for infant mortality according to the 2024 CIA World Factbook. Of all highly industrialized nations, the USA is actually the worst place in the world to give birth. Where is the best place to give birth? That’s...
by Diana Paul | Oct 9, 2025 | Love Blog
On October 3rd, I was honored to address a room full of birthworkers who came to hear about the Birth Revolution. Our t-shirts asking “Why is the USA ranked (from 43rd-55th) in the world for infant mortality” were place all around the room. We hung a...
by Diana Paul | Aug 29, 2025 | Love Blog
The Big Truth is that women have been giving birth for millennia without medical intervention. The first lying-in hospital for delivering babies was built in London in 1739. In historical time, that is recent. Another truth is that BIRTH IS NOT BROKEN. The late Dr....
by Diana Paul | Apr 10, 2025 | Love Blog
Remember – Love conquers fear Here are some examples where love based thinking can save heartache and lots of money in childbirth. 1. Hire an independent homebirth midwife when you’re pregnant 2. If you decide to deliver your baby in a hospital, hire a...
by Diana Paul | Jan 28, 2025 | Love Blog
Hallelujah – After a few years hiatus, we are returning to our film about the homebirths of two amazing kids. The first iteration was NIA AND GRIFFIN. But Griffin, a very busy HS senior in Massachusetts, had to withdraw. The second iteration was just about NIA...
by Diana Paul | Nov 15, 2024 | Love Blog
They didn’t know we were seeds…indeed! I first saw these words in 2017 at the Women’s March in Washington DC. Today seeds of hope are sprouting shoots of life around infant and maternal mortality in the United States. Typically, we’re...
