Navigating Each Stage of Labor and Birth
Overview How you experience labor and birth will be unique for you. While each labor is different,…
Do You Need a Doula?
Overview A doula is a professional trained in childbirth who provides emotional, physical, and educational support to…
Reframing How You Think About Labor Pain
Overview The simplest explanation of how we feel pain is that our bodies sense pain when nerves…
Birth Changes for the Foreseeable Future
Overview COVID-19 has caused a lot of changes to birth plans over the past few months and…
Braxton Hicks Contractions vs. True Labor
Overview Braxton Hicks contractions are sporadic “practice” contractions that many pregnant women experience during the second and…
Labor Positions
Overview For most of our entire human history, a mother in labor was free to move around…
Interventions
Overview An intervention is any procedure performed by a care provider, usually a doctor or midwife, that…
Fentanyl
Overview Fentanyl is an opiate that can decrease the intensity of contractions but will not numb the…
Midwife or OBGYN?
Overview Should you see a Midwife or OBGYN? Your care provider is the cornerstone of your prenatal…
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