Pelvic DPT Helene shares the story of her spontaneous, unmedicated labor & hospital birth with doula support in which she stayed very active to promote progress in early labor. She did things in pushing that she doesn’t usually recommend but that felt necessary both due to exhaustion & concern about the baby’s heart tones.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 47 - A Black Lactation Counselor’s Fast 1st Hospital Birth
Simone Toomer, a Brooklyn-based Black doula, childbirth educator, lactation counselor, sleep educator shares her first baby’s uncomplicated birth story in a hospital in which she shows up pretty much just in time to push and give birth. Simone will also share a bit about the great work she’s doing to improve breastfeeding outcomes for Black families through nursing support groups with Chocolate Milk Cafe.
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