Your Questions Answered: Care Providers
Q: I think I want to have a more natural labor and birth — or at the very least, I want the options available to me in my birth setting. What questions should I ask my care provider to make sure that...
View ArticlePreparing for Natural Childbirth — First or Second Time
I looked at my second pregnancy as a “do over“ for the surgical birth of my first. I truly wanted an unmedicated, natural Vaginal Birth after Cesarean, also known as VBAC. I didn’t realized how much...
View ArticleNatural Birth at a Hospital: Making it Work for You
Last weekend, when discussing childbirth among women at my husband’s firehouse, mostly girlfriends and wives, I was shocked when most of the women discussed wanting a natural birth. It was a pleasant...
View ArticleThree Things Nurses Wish Moms Knew About Childbirth
I discovered an article yesterday that lists the top three things labor and delivery nurses wish that women knew about childbirth (compiled from a poll created by the Perinatal Advisory Council). Take...
View ArticleBirth: To Plan or Not to Plan?
That IS the question that seems to pop up time and again for expectant moms. If you want to see evidence, check out the latest posts about birth plans (and the multitude of comments) from NPR on The...
View ArticleSix Tips for Gentle but Effective Hospital Negotiations
By Jessica English, CD(DONA), LCCE Is the hospital you’ve chosen totally supportive of the six Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices? Once you educate yourself on the elements of a healthy birth, there may...
View ArticleCommunicating with Your Care Provider: Are You on the Same Page?
By Anna Deligio, MSW, Labor Doula, LCCE, Reiki Master First, do no harm. This instructional value statement is often attributed to different versions of the Hippocratic oath medical doctors take as...
View ArticleDon’t Just Hope for the Best — Plan for it: How to Write a Good Birth Plan
If writing a birth plan seems like a frivolous step to birthing your baby, you may want to reconsider. It is true that your baby will come whether or not you “plan” (or write a plan) for his entrance,...
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