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Somewhere along the way, "informed consent" turned into a piece of paper you sign in the intake packet along with your insurance card and your emergency contact.
That is not what it is... Not even cl...
HEY BIRTH PARTNERS! LISTEN UPPPPPP!Â
Yes, you. Here is a moment I have watched play out more times than I can count as a birth doula. Contraction hits, she grabs the doorframe, the counter, your hand...
There's a specific kind of pregnant that I don't think gets talked about enough. It's not the glowing, excited, "we finally get to do this again" pregnant. It's the kind where you're excited AND your ...
When you Google "how to be supported during birth," you get roughly 400 versions of the same three answers:
- Hire a doula.
- Bring your partner.
- Talk to your provider.
Cool. Very helpful. Now wha...
I get a version of this message all the time:
"I'm only 16 weeks... is it too early to start preparing for birth?"
And every time, I want to gently take that person by the hands and say: friend, you...
Let me say something that might ruffle some feathers.
A healthy baby is not all that matters.
Before anyone comes for me: YES, a healthy baby matters. Enormously. It is the thing every single parent...
Let me tell you something that nobody puts in your hospital welcome packet or hospital sponsored birth class.
Hospital policies are not laws.
They are not medical requirements. They are not diagnose...
Let me tell you about my mom.
She is, genuinely, a superhuman. A kindergarten teacher (which alone should qualify her for sainthood, hazard pay, and a permanent vacation) and also the kind of mom who...
Let me set the scene.
It's 11pm. You've been timing contractions for two hours. They're every 7-12 minutes. They hurt. You text your partner, you call your doula, you start dragging your hospital bag...
This week was an odd one. I supported 3 births while also supporting 1 death.
As I moved between labors and hospice FaceTimes over the past few days, I couldn’t help but think about how similar bir...
For Pregnant And Postpartum Parents Who Don’t Want To "Wing It"
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