Birth

What is a Birth Doula and Why You Should Get One!

I have been a birth doula since 2006.  In this episode I explain what a birth doula is and why…

3 weeks ago

What are the Best Noises to Make While Pushing?

 Today's topic is on what are the best types of noises to make while pushing? Audio is better to demonstrate…

2 years ago

A doula, a golf caddy and a pregnant women walk into a bar

No this isn't a joke, it is a great analogy of how caddy's are a lot like doulas. Caddy and…

14 years ago

Is Mother Directed Pushing Possible in the Hospital?

I love Lamaze's 5th Healthy Birth Practice: Avoid giving birth on your back and follow your body’s urges to push.…

15 years ago

Would you get your teeth drilled without drugs?

Then why would you give birth without drugs? This is a common question asked to moms preparing for Natural Childbirth.…

15 years ago

Jake's Birth Story: A Hypnobabies VBAC

My Hypnobabies VBAC success story I had been having contractions almost every night while working at the computer, but any…

16 years ago

Do Doulas replace Dads?

This is a question my husband had when I wanted to hire a doula for Bryson's birth.  I reassured him…

16 years ago

Pushed by Jennifer Block

Pushed:  The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care by, Jennifer Block Wow, what a book!  When I read…

17 years ago

New Cesarean Rates are not surprising, but are disappointing.

Cesarean rates are at an all time high and no one in the medical community or women's groups seem to…

17 years ago

Great ideas for choosing a care provider…

How can you find the best care provider for your birth?   Well, a lot of this depends on what kind…

17 years ago

Help Your Doula Help You

Written by Dale Bernucca, Childbirth Educator and Doula, with input from other childbirth educators at www.independentchildbirth.com.Childbirth Educators and Doulas have permission…

17 years ago

The problem with "great ideas"

        They are not used wisely.   I thought of this when at the last birth I attended as a doula, the…

17 years ago

Birth by Tina Cassidy

Birth by Tina Cassidy Who is the intended audience of this book?  Care providers of pregnant women… if they actually…

17 years ago

Enjoy Birth

Is that really possible?  Isn't birth scary, hard, painful, horrible?  No, it doesn't have to be.  Birth can be beautiful,…

17 years ago

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