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The Essential Ingredient: Doula

On December 7, 2010

Copyright © 2010-2011 Lindsey Morrow, Mother Rising Birth.

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Your Birth Songs

On November 26, 2010

If you were to be sung to, in the most helpful, soulful, non-intrusive and encouraging way during your labor and birth, what songs would be sung to you?  Would you sing too?  What type of music would it be?  Who would be singing?  Does any of the songs have anything in common with each other?  [...]

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Mom, I’m Getting An Epidural

On November 26, 2010

When I got married to my husband in 2004, conversations with my mom sometimes took to the topic of pregnancy and childbirth.  Becoming a mother and grandmother was now a real possibility!  My mom, a strong supporter of natural childbirth, would put in a good word here and there about “going natural” and not using [...]

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Ina May’s Guide To Childbirth – Book Review

On November 15, 2010

You must read this book. If you are pregnant, think you may be pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant (doesn’t that sound like a pharmaceutical advertisement?), you MUST read this book.  And here is why: 1) The first half of the book is birth stories.  These stories are empowering, healing and encouraging.  They leave you [...]

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The Gate of Great Doubt

On September 8, 2010

For most laboring women there comes a point in their experience when all sensations become so overwhelming, the break between contractions is GONE and you just can’t pull it together anymore.  You feel completely out of control, panicky, and look for a way out.  Women doubt their ability to continue, ask birth attendants for relief, [...]

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Bill Cosby on Natural Childbirth

On September 1, 2010

This is just too funny! Copyright © 2010-2011 Lindsey Morrow, Mother Rising Birth.

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Bringing Spirituality to Birth

On July 8, 2010

Bringing spirituality to your birth is so important.  Whether it be a poem, a song, a prayer, a statue, or a picture, a reminder of your spiritual life can be encouraging, strengthening and grounding.  I was thinking about this fact while preparing for my first Birthing From Within childbirth class, which is tonight. I brought [...]

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