Doula Blog
Guidance, resources, and wisdom from a team of doulas and childbirth educators to help prepare you for a safe, healthy, and empowering pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and beyond.
Empowering Choices: Using the B-R-A-I-N Method for Informed Decision-Making Throughout Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond
Informed and shared decision-making during pregnancy is essential for empowering expectant parents to navigate their journey with confidence and clarity. By embracing the principles of transparency, collaboration, and respect, healthcare providers and parents can work together to explore all available options, weigh the potential risks and benefits, and make decisions that align with individual preferences and values. This approach not only fosters a sense of ownership and autonomy but also ensures that expectant parents are equipped with the knowledge and support they need to make informed choices that best suit their unique circumstances.
What are the benefits of a birth doula?
What are the benefits of hiring a doula? There are many benefits to having a doula as part of your birth support team. Learn all the ways a doula can support you in an evidence-based, individualized, and compassionate way. Having a doula as part of your birth support team can help you have a safer, healthier, and more satisfying birth experience!
My Mission for Childbirth Education
As a childbirth educator, my goal is to promote normal birth, build women’s confidence in their ability to give birth, and ultimately provide the knowledge and skills birthing people need to give birth normally in the current maternity care system. In order to meet these goals, we need to help birthing people learn more about the normal birth process and identify their options.
Balanced Nutrition: Healthy Pregnancy & Birth
If you desire a birth free of (or minimal) medical intervention, one step you can take is to ensure you are getting the proper nutrition for you and your baby. To keep it simple, start with ensuring each meal includes Protein, Fat, Fiber, and Greens...with a small side of healthy carbs. Below is a list of healthy options to consider as well as some of the evidence supporting the connection between balanced nutrition during pregnancy and positive birth outcomes.
7 Reasons to Hire a Doula
A doula is a person, typically without formal obstetric training, who is employed by the birthing person to provide guidance and support during pregnancy, labor, and birth. A doula is a person trained to provide advice, information, emotional support, and physical comfort to a birthing person before, during, and just after childbirth. Doula’s help to support birthing families through the life changing experience of having a baby.
Tips to Avoid an Unnecessary Cesarean Birth
Your birth matters…no matter how, where, or with whom you birth. Natural or medicated. Vaginal or cesarean. Each baby matters. Each woman matters. For some, having a c-section is absolutely necessary (about 15%) but for others, c-sections are happening unnecessarily. Tips to avoid an unnecessary cesarean.