Embracing Birth

There is nothing that makes my doula heart explode with happiness more than when I get to work with a family more than once💗 It's always an honor and privilege to be a part of something amazing (prental visits! labor! birth! postpartum visits!). This work fills my soul. Baby C (not so much a baby anymore!) and new brother Baby B. Photos shared with permission from the family.

Full for spring babies but ready for summer ones!!

Recent study

Participant experiences of mindfulness-based childbirth education: a qualitative study Childbirth is an important transitional life event, but one in which many women are dissatisfied stemming in part from a sense that labour is something that happens to them rather than with them. Promoting maternal satisfaction with childbirth means equipping women with communication and decision ma...

I little outdated but I believe it holds true

THE EFFECT OF BIRTH EXPERIENCE ON POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION While some believe postpartum depression to be a biological problem (such as a thyroid dysfunction, as proposed by Harris (1993)), and others contend that it is psychological (as proposed by Appleby, Gregoire, Platz, Prince, & Kumar, 1994), most agree that the effects of postpartum depression are de...