The phrase “evidence-based” gets thrown around a lot by birth professionals. There’s no doubt about that. In recent months, there has been a lot of buzz in the birth community about evidence-based decisionmaking. The conversation centers around the results of the ARRIVE … Read More
Many new mothers find it frustrating if they cannot exercise once they become pregnant. Maybe their care provider told them to take it easy for a medical reason. Or maybe they just don’t feel well enough to continue with the … Read More
For many, childbirth is a time of great happiness and celebration. Welcoming a new baby is often a time of excitement, exhaustion, joy and brings great hope for the future. But what happens when birth is traumatic? It’s easy … Read More
Childbirth Education for the Modern Family You have a desire to learn about the options available for your birth. Yet with the demands on your busy family, attending childbirth education classes can be especially difficult to fit into your schedule. … Read More
There’s a lot of discourse in the doula community about doulas who routinely offer their services for free. Within this discourse, there is a lot of talk about saving women from their providers. Saving women from the hospital. Saving women … Read More
Tucson’s Newest Midwifery Practice: Desert Blossom Women’s Care Guest Blog by Tricia Nast CNM Our goal as midwives is to offer personalized, respectful, evidence-based care to each woman we serve. Generally speaking, people usually assume that midwives are only for … Read More
When it comes to preparing for labor also known as birth planning, there are a few things that we like to discuss with clients in our childbirth education classes. The first is that birth is a journey. You know … Read More
Let’s talk about the biggest childbirth lie ever sold. Prenatal optimal fetal positioning. This prevailing notion that maternal positioning in pregnancy can prevent a posterior baby in labor and improve outcomes. This is one of the most persistent lies sold … Read More
About 20 minutes ago, my son officially passed the moment of being alive, whole and separate from me, for FIVE YEARS. As a doula, I talk a lot about people’s “birth experience”. What they want to happen, how they hope … Read More
Welcoming your baby can be such an exciting time. But when you have a fear of giving birth it can also be a huge source of stress. This stress can keep you from enjoying those last weeks and of … Read More