Providing Labor Support: Pain vs Suffering
on August 30, 2024
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What we find, is that while pain may be there for many labors, not everyone experiences suffering who feel pain.
Supporting LGTBQIA+ birthing people
on August 23, 2024
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As doulas, helpers often immersed in a medical field, it is important to continue our education about the people we are supporting and keep up with changes that need to be made. I personally love writing these blogs, because I … Read More
Releasing tension-healing yourself
on June 13, 2024
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The practice of holistic nursing requires nurses to integrate self-care, self-responsibility, spirituality, and reflection in their lives. This may lead the nurse to greater awareness of the interconnectedness with self, others, nature, and spirit. This awareness may further enhance the … Read More
Healing After Stillbirth or Miscarriage
on May 20, 2024
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In childbirth and motherhood there are inevitably losses of many kinds. I’ve mentioned my own loss when I had a miscarriage. What was the most difficult for me at the time was the many unanswered questions. Why did it happen? … Read More
Did I Make Too Much Noise?
on May 9, 2024
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This is a question that I hear a lot from clients, both when they are in labor, or afterwards when we are debriefing after a birth. My answer always remains the same: “There is no noise meter here. Nobody can … Read More
Using Music in Labor
on April 25, 2024
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I find I use music in all different ways in my life, from a wake-up playlist to a playlist from my favorite movies to work around the house. Music has a way of relaxing or inspiring people, and is a … Read More
Should I take a childbirth class?
on April 19, 2024
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Sometimes taking a birthing class just doesn’t seem worth the time, energy, and sometimes, money, especially when information is so freely available on the internet.
Different Approaches to Breathing during Labor
on April 11, 2024
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Again from the student files, here is one student’s observations about different approaches to breathing during labor from a client interview. I find the idea of birth breathing very interesting. I have had 3 babies; my first was an epidural … Read More
Childbirth Choices: Epidural
on April 4, 2024
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Guest blog from Christina Bartholomew who blogs at http://handsfullmom.blogspot.com/. [This is the beginning of a serious highlighting why women make the choices they do during birth. In this post Christina, a good friend of mine, discusses one of our … Read More
Natural Movement During Pregnancy
on March 28, 2024
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This beautiful image is made by student, Jessica Christian, about natural movement during pregnancy.
