I have been a birth doula since 2006. In this episode I explain what a birth doula is and why you might want one! Having a birth doula can help you have a more enjoyable birth! The Advantage of having a Doula. Studies have shown the following benefits of having a doula present at birth: 45% […]
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Today’s topic is on what are the best types of noises to make while pushing? Audio is better to demonstrate pushing I got this great email today with this question and I was typing up an answer to respond to the question, and I realized what I really need to do is make a podcast
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No this isn’t a joke, it is a great analogy of how caddy’s are a lot like doulas. Caddy and a Doula Would your husband want to golf without a caddy? Then why should you have to birth without a doula?
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I love Lamaze’s 5th Healthy Birth Practice: Avoid giving birth on your back and follow your body’s urges to push. Their video is great, but here is an example of what more likely happens in a hospital setting. Polly is having a wonderful un-medicated hospital birth – things have progressed quickly and the staff has
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Then why would you give birth without drugs? This is a common question asked to moms preparing for Natural Childbirth. Here is a great explination on you tube! A shift in perspective. (If you prefer to read, rather than watch go here.) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0xyB-Ujy8s] Here are the videos referenced in the above video. Video 1 –
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My Hypnobabies VBAC success story I had been having contractions almost every night while working at the computer, but any time I laid down they would stop. On Friday, Nov 16, it was the same thing, contractions every 5 minutes but if I laid on the couch they would stop. So finally at 11pm I
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This is a question my husband had when I wanted to hire a doula for Bryson’s birth. I reassured him they didn’t. When we met with Alison and talked with her about her role, he felt much better about it. Then after the birth he wondered why we didn’t have one for each birth? He
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Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care by, Jennifer Block Wow, what a book! When I read books from the library, I put little slips of paper on the pages I want to go back and look at. You should see my book; there is easily over 20 pieces of paper sticking
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Cesarean rates are at an all time high and no one in the medical community or women’s groups seem to care. But there are women who DO care! I am one of them. In the next weeks I will be posting some articles I have been working on regarding worries and fears and how these
New Cesarean Rates are not surprising, but are disappointing. Read More »
How can you find the best care provider for your birth? Well, a lot of this depends on what kind of birth you want to have. How can you know what kind of birth you want to have? 1. Take an independent childbirth class. (outside of the hospital system) Here you will learn about all
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Written by Dale Bernucca, Childbirth Educator and Doula, with input from other childbirth educators at www.independentchildbirth.com.Childbirth Educators and Doulas have permission to share this article with their students/clients, as long as the author and website are cited. Support: sup·port (s -pôrt , -p rt ) tr.v. sup·port·ed, sup·port·ing, sup·ports To bear the weight of, especially from
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They are not used wisely. I thought of this when at the last birth I attended as a doula, the OB says, “You have fallen off the ‘curve’ of typical labor progression. ” Referring to the bell curve of the length of typical stages of birth, developed by Emanual Friedman. He is horrified on how that
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Birth by Tina Cassidy Who is the intended audience of this book? Care providers of pregnant women… if they actually take time to read it, the may learn something. Women of childbearing age or younger or anyone in their families…. DO NOT read this book It is scary to read and starting with the first
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Is that really possible? Isn’t birth scary, hard, painful, horrible? No, it doesn’t have to be. Birth can be beautiful, wonderful, enjoyable. How? Educate yourself, empower yourself and choose wisely who, where and when you have your baby. Check out www.enjoybirth.com for Hypnobabies and Hypno-doula Information and www.independentchildbirth.com for other independent childbirth class options and
