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Wednesday Wrap-Up: 1/23
On random* Wednesdays, I will post a roundup of interesting birthy articles I found around the web. This week: Why every woman needs a golf caddy in labor From The Birth Activist Three reports in...
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You’ve probably heard lots of different statistics bandied about when people talk about birth. It can be really, really hard to sort throug it all and understand what it really means for birthing...
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Wednesday Wrap-up, Valentine’s Edition! 2/13
Four weeks in a row for me! This week, pregnancy and birth Valentine’s Day fun: Funny Valentine Notes from a pregnant mom to her partner. From Pregnant Chicken. Valentine’s Gear for expecting moms and...
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Wednesday Wrap Up 2/20
I hear it all the time when home birth comes up: “If I were at home, I would have DIED.” But you can’t really say that, as there are too many factors that might have been different. Here’s a well...
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Wednesday Wrap Up 2/27/2013
While I take notes at the births I attend, and transcribe them for new parents, I always encourage both parents to journal their birth story themselves. What I write will be interesting to the baby as...
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Do you use Pinterest?
If so, I have several birth-related boards you might enjoy. You can see all my boards here or pick the individual boards below. Feel free to follow me, and please share your favorite birthy Pinterest...
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Wednesday Wrap Up 3/13
Loved this article: 6 things your doula wants you to know And after I read that one, from the same site: 5 Things Your Childbirth Educator Wants You to Know Makes me think I should write my own list of...
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Wednesday Wrap-Up 3/20
Great article on the concept of babies learning to self-soothe. And it is not what you think! Loved this wrap-up of the reasons and risks for the rising cesarean rate. Well documented and honest. And...
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Wednesday Wrap-up 3/27
Special edition of the Wednesday Wrap Up to celebrate MY OWN BIRTHDAY! (And that’s me in the image on the left, wasn’t I cute?) Fun fact: The hospital where I was born was the very first hospital in...
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Wednesday Wrap Up 4/10
.Very interesting research on the myth that women forget the pain of childbirth. Turns out, they don’t. However, if they had a good experience, over time they remember pain as less intense. But with a...
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Wednesday Wrap Up 5/1
Cesarean Awareness Month just concluded, and as part of that, Lamaze International put together another great list of resources and articles. This one focuses on what expectant moms should know...
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1st Thoughts on Listening To Mothers 3
Is it geeky that I get excited about things like the new Listening to Mothers III survey? Childbirth Connection released 2 previous versions of the survey in 2002 and 2006 and I found both of them very...
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Wednesday Wrap Up 5/15
Great article on how to find out if you are a good match with a doula. Most of the answers to these questions are right here on my web site, but nothing replaces a good old fashioned face to face...
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Be smart with research!
New study came out this week and made lots of headlines: The only problem is….you can’t quite say that! There are a couple reasons why the study should not be applied broadly: The study size was very...
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Review: Beautiful Birth Bundle DVDs
Julie Johnson is a friend of mine, and my very favorite lactation consultant to refer to. I’d heard for years that she had a video on the back burner, so when I recently heard it was done and on the...
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Wednesday Wrap Up, 6/5
Very passionate article on Selfish Women and their Silly Birth Experiences. I, too, don’t understand why women’s desire for a good experience is often interpreted as “selfish”. SO darn cute! Birth...
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Birth Story Palooza!
Pregnant women all too often hear nothing but horror stories when pregnant. Just what every pregnant mom needs to hear. It’s become so much of a problem, that products like this T-shirt and buttons are...
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Wednesday Wrap Up 6/12
Loved this article on supporting women’s choices. I loved it so much I have to throw out a quote: “We can never fully know the stories of the mothers we serve. As a doula and a birth educator, I’m...
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Wednesday Wrap Up 6-19
The truth about which stretch mark treatments really work, and which don’t. Drawn from actual unbiased research reports. Here’s a great list of fact sheets on various medications, herbal products,...
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Wednesday Wrap Up: July 10
5 Cool Things No One Ever Told You About Nighttime Breastfeeding I learned a few things from this article, too! 15 ways to reduce pain during childbirth – but here’s the catch: They are all things you...
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