Laura Shanley

3825 Telluride Place, Boulder, CO 80305

Ph. 303-444-4881

E-mail: laurashanley@comcast.net

 

Book:

1994 – Unassisted Childbirth (Bergin & Garvey, Westport, CT)

Contributed to:

2005 – Journey into Motherhood: Inspirational Stories of Natural Birth by Sheri L. Menelli (White Heart Publishing, Carlsbad, CA)

2002 – Stories of the Unborn Soul by Elizabeth Hallet (Writers Club Press, New York, NY)

2001 – A Celebration of Glorious Childbirth by Leilah McCracken (Birthlove Publishing, Coquitlam, BC. Canada) 

2000 – The Pleasures and Pains of Childbirth by Ann-Marie Docksey (BookBound Publishing, Ourimbah, Australia)

1998 – I Can Do This! by Hygeia Halfmoon, Ph.D (Maul Brothers Publishing, SanDiego, CA)

 

Film:

2000 – Production Associate, Researcher, A Clear Road to Birth (Keyframe Editing, Teaneck, NJ)

 

Website:

Bornfree! The Unassisted Childbirth Page, http://unassistedchildbirth.com

 

Newsletter:

Summer/95 – Winter/98 – Editor: Letters From Home

 

Speaking Engagements:

9/07 – Childbirth in America, Mesa, AZ

5/07 – International Cesarean Awareness Network meeting, Denver, CO

5/03 – California Association of Midwives Annual Conference, Santa Rosa, CA (Featured Speaker)

7/01 – 2nd International Husband/Wife Childbirth Conference, Louisville, CO (Keynote Speaker)

4/98 – 1st National Husband/Wife Childbirth Conference, Charleston, SC

9/97 – Rocky Mountain Seth Conference, Winter Park, CO

 

Classes/Workshops Taught:

5/03 – “Sensual Dance for Pregnancy, Birth, and Personal Pleasure,” California Association of Midwives Annual Conference, Santa Rosa, CA

2/98 – “Creating a Pleasurable Birth,” Naropa Institute, Boulder, CO

9/94 – “Birth and Rebirth,” Workshop (with Jeannine Parvati Baker), Joseph, UT

 

Interviews:

Television:

6/22/07 – “The Richard and Judy Show," Channel 4, London, England

6/23/03 – “Naked New York,” with Bob Berkowitz, Metro TV, NYC, NY

6/15/03 – “The Most Extreme Dads,” Animal Planet

11/9/01 – “Kill or Cure,” the Discovery Health Channel

1/8/00 – “The Miracle of Life,” Seoul Broadcasting System, Seoul, Korea        

 

Radio:

8/6/07 – Culture Shock, BBC Radio, London, England

5/31/07 – Maria Sanchez Morning Show, 1590am, Santa Barbara, CA

5/14/07 – Moncrieff with Sean Moncrieff, Newstalk 106, Dublin, Ireland

4/11/06 – Morning Show with Vicky Moore, CBS Radio, Los Angeles, CA

12/16/05 – Hypnobabies Live with Kerry Tuschhoff, Healthylife.net

6/7/04 – Subversive Parenting with Monica Reid, CJAM, Windsor, Ont.

11/13/03 – Paul and The Paragon of Excellence, WTSR FM, Philadephia, PA

7/15/02 – The Morning Show with Carolyn Crane, KVMR FM, Nevada City, CA

6/27/02 – The Mom Show, WS Radio, San Diego, CA

            10/15/01 – The Fred and Humble Show, Mojo Radio, Toronto, Ont.

            6/28/01 – LoveBytes with Bob Berkowitz, Eyada.com, New York, NY

4/8/00 – The James Kuchta Show, WKRK, Atlanta, GA

7/25/97 – Round Table at Roosevelt's, KBVI, Boulder, CO

10/8/96 – Subversive Parenting with Monica Reid, CJAM, Windsor, Ont.

10/5/95 – The John McComb Show, World Tonight Radio, Van Couver, B.C.

4/22/94 – The Jerry Anderson Show, WSPD, Toledo, OH

                                               

Magazines:

10/21/07 – "No doctor. No midwife. I'll give birth at home alone." by Annemarie Conte, Page Six Magazine, NY Post

8/07 – "Freebirthing," by Sharon Wright, Eve Magazine

5/06 – "Tom and Katie's Scientology Birth," by David Thompson, OK! Magazine

4/03 – "Do-it-Yourself Birthing," by Christina Frank, Health Magazine

6/02 – “Unassisted Childbirth,” by Andrea Arezina, Mila (Croatian women’s magazine)

            12/01 – “Childbirth Choices,” by Heather Durocher, Pregnancy Magazine     

            5/99 – “Birthing Alone,” by Katie Allison Granju, Minnesota Parent

Summer/98 – “Birth Without Midwives or Doctors,” with Marnie Ko, Nurturing

 

Newspapers:

10/7/07 – “The Women Who Want to Give Birth on Their Own" by Michelle Stanistreet, Sunday Express

8/7/07 – “Freebirthing: Should women give birth alone?" by Lucy Bulmer, Daily Mail

7/31/07 – “Do-It-Yourself Delivery," by Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post

7/22/07 – “Unassisted into the World," by Naunidhi Kaur, Boloji

5/22/07 – “Freebirthers dismiss fear and bring babies home," by Kate Kelland, Reuters

5/15/07 – “DIY delivery," by Adriana Barton, Globe and Mail

5/10/07 – “Baby's Day Out,” by Jared Jacang Maher, Westword

5/9/07 – "Going it alone," by Viv Groskrop, The Guardian

3/20/07 – "Oh, baby!" by Anastasia Stephens, Independent

5/7/02 – “When Giving Birth, Opting to Go It Alone,” by Randi Hutter Epstein, New York Times

7/16/01 – “Despite warnings, some mothers going it alone during childbirth,” by Lisa Marshall , Boulder Daily Camera

1/18/01 – “Web Sites Begin to Get Organized,” by Katie Hafner, New York Times

3/23/00 – “Making Babies,” by Trisha Brick, Boulder Weekly

 

Internet:

6/02 –  “Unassisted Birth: Is it for you?” by Shel Franco, PregnancyToday.com

4/15/02 – “Giving Birth the Old Way,” by Jean Lawrence, WebMD.com

            4/17/01 – “Authors, Agents on E-books’ Side,” by M.J. Rose, Wired.com

4/01 – “Self-organizing web sites,” by Nina Nowak, Knight Ridder Media Conference, Berkeley, Calif.

            “Unassisted Birth,” by Robin Elise Weiss, About.com pregnancy guide, About.com

 

Honors (and dishonors):

May 1, 2000 – Themestream Author of the Week

 

            Unassisted Childbirth:

“1998 Book of the Year,” Nurturing Magazine

            “Most Alarming Book Title of 1994,” The Houston Chronicle

           

Bornfree! The Unassisted Childbirth Page:

“Best of the Net” – About.com; “Top Website” – Alternamoms Unite; “Page of the Week” – Bestfed; “Site of the Month” – Natural Mom; Nurturing Magazine Five Star Site; All Natural Radical Parent Award; Spirit Search Gloria Award; ABC’s of Parenting Three Star Site

 

Nude Photos of Broccoli Spears!:

September 2000 – “September Parody of the Month,” AllParody.com

 

Published Articles and Poetry:

            Magazines and Newsletters:

            December/04 – “Unassisted Childbirth; Part Two,” Natural Beauty and Health

            August/04 – “Unassisted Childbirth; Part One,” Natural Beauty and Health

            Spring/03 – “The Truth About Birth,” Pandora’s Box

            Winter/02 – “Listening to Our Inner Voice in Birth,” The Mother Magazine

            Autumn/02 – “What Some Women Don’t Want,” Midwifery Today

Spring/02 – “Orgasmic Childbirth! What’s the Secret?” The Mother Magazine

4/01 – “In an Ally McBeal World, It Takes Courage to Have Curves,” The Wise Mother

Spring/00 – “Unassisted Childbirth,” AIMS Journal

Fall/99 – “I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Gosh Darnit, My Computer Likes Me!” WellSpring

11/98 – “Memories of Marilyn,” The New Nativity II

8/98 – “The Goggle-Eyed Green Hairy Monster and Me,” The Wise Mother

            8/96 – “A True Blessing,” Intact Network

Summer/96 – “Giving Birth to Teresa,” Compleat Mother

            Winter/95 – “Taking the Media Challenge,” Compleat Mother

Summer/95 – “Giving Birth Alone is a Choice,” Compleat Mother

            5/95 – “Do-it-Yourself Childbirth,” Innerself

4/95 – “Courage,” The New Nativity II

Fall/94 – “Laura Ruth has Lost a Tooth,” Children's Playmate

Fall/94 – “My Bundle of Joy,” The Doula

            Autumn/94 – “Love is the Heart of Labor,” Midwifery Today

            3/94 – “Miracles are Nature Unimpeded,” Two Attune

            10/91 – “Childbirth--Self-birth,” Reality Change

           

Internet:

“Making the Cut: Rethinking Circumcision,” PregnancyToday.com

            “Why Unassisted Homebirth?” Nurturing.ca

“Changing Fear/Tension/Pain into Faith/Relaxation/Pleasure,” Alternativeparenting.com

            “Nude Photos of Broccoli Spears!” SatireWeekly.com, E-ThisMag.com

            “Unassisted Births of Unexpected Twins,” Twin-Things.com, TwinStuff.com

“In an Ally McBeal World, It Takes Courage to Have Curves,” LovingYourCurves.com

“Laughter: The Best Medicine for Labor,” TheBabyCorner.com, MainStreetMoms.com

            “Milkmen: Fathers Who Breastfeed,” FourFriends.com

            “A Jewish Woman Denounces Circumcision,” Noharmm.org

“The Goggle-Eyed Green Hairy Monster and Me,” “The Goggle-Eyed Green Hairy Monster Returns,” “Hensley the Cat,” “Fluff 'N Stuff,” The-Office.com

 

Online Author Chat:

Fall/99 – “Unassisted Childbirth,” with Kay Jones, Talk City