Gentle C Section: How to Experience a Gentle Cesarean Birth Cesarean births are very common, especially in the United States. In my community the cesarean rates are around 30% for …
I am passionate about helping women have a healthy pregnancy, natural childbirth and a happy postpartum. Therefore, I don’t recommend starting or even encouraging labor before mom and baby are completely …
Do I need a doula? Do I need a doula for a hospital birth? What about a homebirth? These questions will likely pop up in the second and third trimesters …
The transition phase of labor is typically the shortest portion of labor, but also the most dreaded and feared. Contractions are long, strong, and close together. Can I ease your …
Active labor is part of the first stage of labor, and where parents spend the bulk of their time in the birthing process. Active labor happens when contractions become longer, …
Use Your BRAIN Acronym Tool The BRAIN Acronym Tool is all about how to get information and make decisions with your care provider during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Pregnant women …
In my years of birth work I have heard my fair share of golden nuggets said to laboring moms. Some things were truly golden nuggets – amazing, encouraging words spoken that were …
Gathering knowledge is a part of every woman’s journey to prepare to give birth. However, this gathering of knowledge is not just 100% reading books about pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. …
Essential Oils for Labor I have used essential oils at births since becoming a doula in 2007. At first, the idea of using essential oils overwhelmed me and I didn’t …
This is the story of my third birth. This story is much different than my first birth which was at a freestanding birth center and my second which was a …
Birth workers enter their occupations (midwifery, nursing, doula, obstetrics, etc.) to help women have a positive pregnancy, birth and postpartum. How we make that happen is unique to each individual, …
My doula clients frequently wonder: “What to Pack in a Hospital Bag for Birth?” The following is a list of ideas on what to pack in a hospital bag for birth. …