Natural Birth
Hi there! I'm Lindsey VanAlstyne, the childbirth educator behind Mother Rising. Here you'll find everything you need to know about natural childbirth. Natural birth 101 - how to plan for a natural birth, ways to cope with labor pain, and more!
(Pssst! Come join my FREE Facebook group just for pregnant women! I can’t wait to meet you.)
Stages of Labor
To get started with a natural birth, study the basics - the stages of labor. Learn about when to go to the hospital, understanding contractions, writing a birth plan, identifying early labor, water breaking 101, and more with Mother Rising's tips and advice for each stage of labor!
Pain Management
Once you understand how normal labor progresses, it's helpful to pair that information with coping strategies for the pain of labor. DIY pain management in labor is extremely effective and a cornerstone to having a safe and satisfying natural birth experience. Learn the about the purpose of labor pain and how to relax during contractions.
Check out all the "How To's" of decreasing labor pains:
- How to cope through early labor
- How to relax between contractions
- How to labor at home as long as possible
- How to not pass out (this one is for dads)
- How to rock back labor
- How to progress prodromal labor
- How to use birth positions to decrease pain
- How to use a birth ball for a better birth
- How to rock a long and difficult birth
- How to stop throwing up during labor
- How to get through birth without an epidural
- How to prevent tearing
Birthing Tools
Learn about birthing tools used in labor and delivery like a birthing ball, hydrotherapy/water birth, gas and air for labor, but also birth affirmations, and the B.R.A.I.N. acronym tool that helps parents obtain informed consent.
Homebirth
Discover the world of homebirth with homebirth stories, a homebirth supply list, understanding a midwife's birth team, how to setup for a water birth, having siblings at birth, and more with Mother Rising's tips and advice for homebirth!
Hospital Birth
Want to know more about a natural hospital birth? I got you. Plan for an empowered natural hospital birth with questions to ask on a hospital tour, and tips to pack a hospital bag. Learn about laboring at home as long as possible, coping through labor before an epidural, VBAC tips, routine newborn procedures, and more with Mother Rising's tips and advice for hospital birth!
Birth Stories
Read birth stories and see birth photos for inspiration and motivation, written by mamas just like you! Have a birth story to share? Send it my way. :)
The Latest Posts on Natural Birth
Here you’ll find the latest evidence-based resources, articles, and inspiration for all things natural birth. Enjoy! :)
