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30 Apr Largest Study of it’s Kind States: Home births ‘as safe as hospital’

A recent article from BBC News, Home Births "as safe as Hospital", highlights the largest study of its kind, with over a half million participants. It indicates that for low-risk...

07 Apr Study Finds Benefits For Skin to Skin contact with Newborn

Part of my job as a doula is to hold a prenatal meeting with the couple IÂm working with, then type up notes from that meeting and return them to...

21 Mar Pelvic Pain During Pregnancy

The pelvis is greatly affected during pregnancy, and it is not uncommon for the expectant mom to experience aches and pains in this area. Many times women just accept...

10 Mar The War Against VBACs

Over the last week or so, many childbirth education blogs and articles have focused on Pamela Paul's latest article in TIME magazine, The Trouble With Repeat Cesareans. It is...

23 Feb The Doctor, The Midwife, The Nurse and The Doula

I wanted to share some questions with you that I am asked on a regular basis: "What is the difference between a midwife and a doula? "; "Does my doctor...

07 Feb How Much Is Too Much Weight To Gain When Pregnant?

Just the other day at the end of class several students were discussing their doctors' recommendations for weight gain during pregnancy - a very hot topic among the pregnant mamas!...

29 Jan Early C-Section Carries Risks, Study Finds

I just recently came across a wonderfully informative article, Early C-Section Carries Risks, Study Finds by Keith Winstein in the Wall Street Journal about a study recently conducted and published...

16 Jan Squatting Births

Inspired by what I saw on my bike trip through Vietnam, since returning I have been obsessed with incorporating more squatting poses into my prenatal yoga classes. I have...

09 Dec The Sphincter Law and Childbirth

Four years ago I was traveling through India when I came face to face (as it were) with the reality of the 'Sphincter Law'. First allow me to describe...

03 Dec New Study: Doula Care Lowers Cesarean Rate

I love when a study comes out that supports normal, healthy birth. This fall's edition of The Journal of Perinatal Education features the article "Doula Care For Middle-Class Women...

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30 Apr Largest Study of it’s Kind States: Home births ‘as safe as hospital’

07 Apr Study Finds Benefits For Skin to Skin contact with Newborn

21 Mar Pelvic Pain During Pregnancy

10 Mar The War Against VBACs

23 Feb The Doctor, The Midwife, The Nurse and The Doula

07 Feb How Much Is Too Much Weight To Gain When Pregnant?

29 Jan Early C-Section Carries Risks, Study Finds

16 Jan Squatting Births

09 Dec The Sphincter Law and Childbirth

03 Dec New Study: Doula Care Lowers Cesarean Rate

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