Lamaze Isn’t Just About Breathing
Working towards becoming a Childbirth Educator through Lamaze I have noticed one thing. Everyone still thinks Lamaze is about all about breathing! I must admit, before I became familiar with modern...
View ArticleInternational Day of the Midwife
May 5th every year signifies the International Day of the Midwife worldwide. To celebrate this, I wanted to put together a list of some of my favorite blog posts about midwives, blogs that midwives...
View ArticleChange Isn’t Always Positive
There are many changes to the way women have babies in the past 100 years, especially in America. Many of the changes have left professionals in the childbirth community including Marsden Wagner, and...
View ArticleLet Labor Begin on its Own!
Lets face it! The last couple weeks of pregnancy are miserable, uncomfortable, and downright painful for some women. One thing women do not take into consideration in most cases in the end of...
View ArticleAvoiding Common Hospital Interventions
Today, childbirth has become more of a medical procedure than a natural function of our bodies. Many women who do have a desire for a natural birth are often looking for resources and information on...
View ArticleAccuracy in a Cartoon
There has been a lot of discussion lately about woman’s feelings post cesarean here. Lots of healthy baby comments, and other women simply not having an understanding of the feelings some women go...
View ArticleThe Importance of Skin to Skin Contact after Birth
In the first hours after your baby is born, skin to skin contact, and keeping the mother with the baby at all times is something hospitals, and parents should be practicing everywhere. Unfortunately it...
View ArticlePatient Choice C-Sections are NOT Driving up the Rate!
Contrary to popular belief that patient choice cesarean sections are currently driving up the cesarean delivery rate, a study shows this not to be accurate. The 2005 Listening to Mothers survey...
View ArticleSecurity In Your Parenting Choices
The past couple days, I really feel like my blog topics are lacking, I must admit I have been pre occupied with my actual life, family, and children to really put the thought I want to into the topics...
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