4 reality checks when creating a birth plan
Preparing for Birth It’s been over 25 years since I began working in maternity care advocacy and I’ve seen significant change including an increased awareness of choices, growth within health care systems, resistance within health care systems, and meaningful...
Planning a Cesarean Birth? 6 Tips and 5 Ways a Doula Can Help.
There is a growing body of research indicating that support from a labor doula is one of the most effective ways to reduce the likelihood of a cesarean delivery1. And it’s becoming more common to have a labor support doula for those seeking an unmedicated birth. But...
Soaring to new places: the extreme sport of childbirth preparation
Signing up for and arriving at your first childbirth preparation class is often a significant “this is really happening” moment. You’re reminded that the fetus that is kicking you and pushing against your ribs and bladder will actually want to come out of your body...
Childbirth as Meditation: Experiencing Full Attention
Updated 2/18/20 Keep walking, though there is no place to get to. Don’t try to see through the distances. That’s not for human beings. Move within, But don’t move the way fear makes you move.—Rumi When you begin mindfulness meditation, spending 2 minutes of...