The World Health Organization recommends that the cesarean section rate should range between 5-10% for a healthy outcome for both mother and baby. So why is the national rate hovering...
For many women, the birth of their baby is not unlike getting married. It is an experience that may have envisioned and planned in a certain way for quite...
Somewhere nestled comfortably in my nausea-free second trimester I came across a couple of articles that discussed the positive effects of dark chocolate for pregnant mothers. This was a...
There are so many decisions to consider when approaching birth. Where should you deliver? With whom should you put your trust to give you care? Which interventions...
There is a reason for the old saying, "It takes a village!" And in the days of my grandmother and mother, there was actually a village present to help with...
Not long ago, I was speaking with a friend about her experience right after her babies were born. She confided in me that she suffered from postpartum depression and...
I am a very good example that prenatal yoga will not necessarily guarantee you a shorter labor, but can offer you tools to get through whatever your labor turns out...
After teaching a postnatal class two weeks ago, a few of the mothers and I began talking about breastfeeding, and the support one may need during that period. One mother,...
Recently I stumbled across an interesting article from The Journal of Perinatal Education titled "New Study Finds First-time Mothers Could Benefit from Postpartum Preparation" The article explains, first-time mothers want...
