Here are the team members for your consideration: Care Provider - Midwife or OB; Birth Doula; Partner; Family/Friend; Nurse(s) (in a hospital setting). Another wise consideration at this point would also be equipping yourself with postpartum resources such as getting names and contact info for at least one lactation consultant and postpartum doula (some birth & postpartum doulas are also lactation consultants).
Read more(#2) Location, Location, Location
One major question to ponder is: Where do I feel safe, secure, and private in general, and where do I think I will feel safe, secure, and private in labor so that my labor progresses in a healthy way?
Read more11 Ways to Prepare for Your Best Birth (#1)
This list of "11 Ways to Prepare for Your Best Birth" is compiled from not only my own experience and knowledge but also pulls from NYC’s own Choices in Childbirth and Lamaze’s Healthy Birth Practices.
Read more9 ways to avoid unnecessary Cesarean birth
In observation of April's Cesarean Awareness Month, I would like to make a few comments and direct readers to several resources on cesarean section/surgical birth.
Read moreWhat Is a Doula? (Happy #WorldDoulaWeek!)
Happy #WorldDoulaWeek! Wait, what? What in the world is a “doula,” you might wonder? I’m glad you asked! A doula is a powerful tool toward a better birth. If you are an expectant parent looking for ways to have one of those, read on…
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