Category Archives: Hospitals
The Doula Guide to Birth
From The Doula Guide to Birth: Warm water promotes relaxation by increasing circulation and lowering blood pressure, by stimulating the skin on your entire body (like a water “massage”), and in the case of baths, by providing buoyancy which takes … Continue reading
The Benefits of Water
From The Doula Guide to Birth: Warm water promotes relaxation by increasing circulation and lowering blood pressure, by stimulating the skin on your entire body (like a water “massage”), and in the case of baths, by providing buoyancy which takes … Continue reading
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