What does your care provider’s bedside manner in prenatal appointments say about their disposition in the birth room? Well, it can give hints, or it can say nothing at all… When you meet in pregnancy, you’re clothed, you usually meet one-on-one, you have your head on relatively straight, you’re not in pain (hopefully!), and you’reContinueContinue reading “Care Provider’s Disposition in Pregnancy vs. Approach to Birth”
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How a Chinese Finger Trap Teaches About Birth
I found a Chinese finger trap in my kids’ leftover party decorations the other day and, on a whim to avoid my present responsibilities, I felt drawn to playing with it. Naturally, my mind wandered to birth, which is pretty normal… but it seemed like the finger trap was trying to tell me something important.ContinueContinue reading “How a Chinese Finger Trap Teaches About Birth”
Book Review: “Ina May’s Guide To Childbirth” by Ina May Gaskin
Many childbirth books offer a picture of the birth process that has been influenced by the medical model as a standard. “Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth” describes birth as a physiological process, with respect to the many variations of natural (unmedicated) vaginal birth. I consider this book to be a must-read for anyone who desiresContinueContinue reading “Book Review: “Ina May’s Guide To Childbirth” by Ina May Gaskin”
Book Review: “Cut, Stapled, and Mended” by Roanna Rosewood
We can all learn quite a few helpful things from “Cut, Stapled, and Mended: When One Woman Reclaimed Her Body and Gave Birth on Her Own Terms After Cesarean” — the memoir of a woman fighting for a vaginal birth after cesarean, and finding her authentic self in the process. First, it reminds of the importanceContinueContinue reading “Book Review: “Cut, Stapled, and Mended” by Roanna Rosewood”
Ideas For Celebrating World Doula Week
What’s This Week All About? World Doula Week kicked off in Israel as the first Doula Day on March 22, 2011. This is the date of the spring equinox, symbolizing the return of fertility. “The purpose of World Doula Week (WDW) is to empower doulas all over the world to improve the physiological, social, emotional, andContinueContinue reading “Ideas For Celebrating World Doula Week”
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