Category Archives: Birth
Questions for your Hospital
While you are discussing your birth plans/hopes with your care provider, it’s also a good idea to tour the hospital and ask about their policies. When you arrive at the hospital in labor your doctor will likely NOT be there. … Continue reading
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Doulas & Support Partners
“A 2007 analysis funded by the National Institutes of Health found that fathers who were more involved throughout pregnancy, including participating in prenatal care, childbirth classes, and being present at the birth, were more likely to participate in child-rearing and … Continue reading
Amniotomy
An amniotomy is when a small hook is used to rupture your amniotic sac (break your water) and it’s done frequently on laboring women. From my course manual with my own notes, an amniotomy is done to: * To induce … Continue reading
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Rice Packs
These are lovely during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum for aches and pains and sore muscles. They are simple to make, too, and you just throw them in the microwave for 2 to 3 minutes (watch closely after 2 minutes so … Continue reading
Packing List – Hospital
Suggested Supplies: – diaper bag (wipes, coming home outfit, diapers, extra blankets, binkie) – Depends (if you don’t like the hospital mesh undies) – good walking shoes, comfy socks (spares in case yours get dirty, the hospitals do have some) … Continue reading
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Packing List – Birth Center
This is the list that was provided to me when we welcomed our fourth baby at a birth center here in town (where I now work as a midwife assistant.) I’ve added some of my own suggestions: – favorite drinks … Continue reading
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Beautiful Home Waterbirth
Video here.
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The Doula Difference
“When the results of these six studies were calculated together, the presence of a doula reduces the overall cesarean rate by 50 percent, length of labor by 25 percent, oxytocin use by 40 percent, pain medication by 30 percent, the … Continue reading
But What Does a Doula DO?
The most commonly asked question (following after “A Do-WHAT?”) is what does a doula do? Recognizing that I am still at the very, very start of this journey to becoming a doula, this is my current view of what a … Continue reading
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Birth Tip from the Nine Year Old
C just informed me that he has an important birth tip I need to share on the doula blog: Chocolate is good for labor. After I stopped laughing I asked where he heard that and he said on some video … Continue reading
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