Birth Tools and Techniques
Overview A lot of things need to come together for you to have the birth experience you…
Overview A lot of things need to come together for you to have the birth experience you…
Overview If you went into labor and showed up at the birth center or a hospital with…
Overview A birth plan is your plan of how you envision your birth and what happens directly…
Overview A birth plan is much more than a piece of paper you hand to your care…
Overview Dates are the fruit of the date palm tree. While dates are high in sugar, they…
Overview Consumption of the placenta by a mother after birth has been taboo, but it has been gaining popularity…
Overview A rebozo is a long rectangular shawl that originated in Mexico. Like many non-western traditions, the…
Overview This podcast covers a lot about preparing for the birth experience you want. If you listen…
Overview Ideally, during your birth, nothing is inhibiting your oxytocin production and the fewer stress hormones that…
Overview For a long time, it has been a common rule in hospitals that you could not…
Overview COVID-19 has caused a lot of changes to birth plans over the past few months and…
Overview Whatever you want to call it, everyone goes #2, poops, or has a bowel movement. Spoiler…
Overview Your perineum is the area between your vaginal opening and your rectum. This area stretches during…
Overview TCord blood banking is definitely a confusing topic and this episode summarizes the information you need…
Overview The third stage of labor starts after your baby is born and ends with birthing the…
Overview Pasmo is a Spanish word that doesn’t have an English equivalent. It describes the reversal of…
Overview Back in the 1950s dads spent labor in hospital waiting rooms, called “stork clubs”, until a…
Overview Generally, if you delay cord clamping, you would clamp and cut the umbilical cord after a…
Overview Your placenta plays a significant role in secreting hormones that are crucial for your baby. This…
Overview It is common for expecting moms, especially the first time around, to have some fear about…
Overview Braxton Hicks contractions are sporadic “practice” contractions that many pregnant women experience during the second and…
Overview Deciding whether to have your child or children attend the birth of a sibling is a…
Overview Writing your birth plan is an integral part of preparing for the birth experience you want…
Overview For most of our entire human history, a mother in labor was free to move around…