What are the three types of relationships you can have with your care provider and why does it matter? I was a Guest Poster on The Gift of Giving Life and I answer this question. Please go over and tell me what you think! If you enjoy this, please go to my Creating your Best
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I have a doula client who when I met her was looking to change care providers. So I offered her this list of questions to ask. (I normally don’t concern myself too much with care providers, because most moms are reluctant to change, so unless mom isn’t happy, they are not open to changing) But
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This is an important reason why you should talk to your care provider about how they feel about un-medicated births. I love to read Rebirth’s Blog. She works on the L&D floor. In this post she says what happens to a mom who is wanting to go un-medicated. So water now broken, woman happy but
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You hear “stories” of OB’s who really think everyone should have a Cesarean. Really ask your OB what they think about birth. Their attitudes can have a major impact on the interventions you get. It is fascinating to read this story of an intern and the interaction with the supervising OB during a birth. To
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I have been lucky to have 2 positive hospital births, as a doula I have seen some good hospital births where mom was supported and treated with respect and some where mom wasn’t. Part of the problem with a hospital birth, is you don’t necessarily know if your doctor will be on call and you
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