Birth Plan, Birth Stories, Doula Rochester NY, Doulas, Interventions, Podcast, TBPodcast
The Birthful Podcast: Summer Birth Stories #1 In this episode we kick off our special “Birth Stories for the Summer” series! For the next 8 weeks, I’m switching the spotlight from the pros to the amazing mamas, who share their birth stories in order to bust down TV...
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Birth Choices, Breastfeeding, Podcast, TBPodcast
In this episode of the Birthful podcast, we are going to be focusing on “laid-back” breastfeeding (also know as “baby-led latching,” “biological nurturing,” or “self-attachment”). But no matter what you call it, this incredibly...
Activism, Birth Choices, Conferences, Events, Everything else
Still savoring the experience by Adriana Lozada It looks like this: 3 days each made up of 4 concurrent talks jam-packed with amazing information, given by even more amazing birth/baby/parenting junkies experts. Like who?, you ask. Take a look: James McKenna...
Doula Rochester NY, Everything else
If you could only have one of my 12 wishes, this is it. A doula is your own personal birth fairy! She may not be able to do the work for you, but she will do everything she can to make it a better experience. “Asking your husband* to be your sole guide through...
Activism, Birth Choices, Birth Plan, Doula Rochester NY, Doulas, Everything else, Interventions, Pregnancy
If your care providers talk about what they will “let you” do or not do during labor, most likely they do not truly follow Woman-Centered Maternity Care. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) defines patient-centered care as: “Providing care that is...
