My very good friend, Liz, recently told me she is pregnant with her third child. I had the thrill and privilege to be her doula for the first two births...
I am often asked about the usefulness of perineal massage for expectant mothers. To be completely honest, I haven't heard much feedback about it either way. I decided to...
Many women think that the abdominal region is off limits during pregnancy, when in fact it is even more important to maintain strength and stability in the core to help...
Take a moment to read this article about External Fetal Monitoring from yesterday's New York Times. It has become a real issue and a routine practice in so many...
One of my fellow chidlbirth advocates turned me onto an article about the correlation of pitocin usage and emergency cesareans. Interestingly, as the usage of pitocin increases (According to...
FACT: The United States ranks 42nd in the WORLD for maternal mortality rates
FACT: The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report that there has been no improvement in the maternal death...
Last night I was teaching a refresher childbirth education class to a couple. The father is a physician and the mother is an occupational therapist - so when I started...
I love when childbirth related articles fall into mainstream media. The Sunday, LA Times published an article, "Childbirth: Can the U.S. improve?". It highlights some of the biggest...