WHO Advises Against Speeding Up Labor
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- Feb, 13, 2019
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A recently published article in The Guardian outlines the World Health Organization’s latest stance on speeding up labor: New guidance from the WHO overturns decades of previous advice, which said that labour which progressed at a slower rate than 1cm of cervical dilation per hour in the first stage was risky. Women are often given the […]
Read MoreThe Latest on “Laboring Down”
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- Oct, 12, 2018
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Recently, NPR published an article on a study that determines that “delayed pushing made no difference in whether women had C-sections or not” and that actually, “delayed pushing had some adverse consequences.” I was shocked to hear this, as were many of my colleagues — both doulas and midwives. I describe my practice as evidence-based, […]
Read MoreA Follow-Up to the CDC’s Placenta Warning
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- Jun, 15, 2018
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I’m happy to share with you all the latest research that shows no infant harm from consuming placenta, found here. The researchers found that “mothers who consumed their placenta passed on no harm to their newborn babies when compared to infants of mothers who did not consume their placenta.” This was the largest study of […]
Read MoreA Response to the New CDC Report on Placenta Ingestion
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- Jul, 08, 2017
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A report was recently released by the CDC that raised some alarm bells for families considering placenta encapsulation/tincturing. I thought it would be a good idea to respond to the newest controversy about the safety of placenta consumption and GBS (group B strep infection). This report centers on a case of a woman whose baby had […]
Read MoreWhy Hire a Doula?
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- Jun, 04, 2016
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What does a labor & birth doula do and why would I want one at my child’s birth? Simply put, doulas are support people for pregnancy, birth, and beyond. They provide practical, emotional, physical, spiritual and informational support, as necessary, to the family that is about to welcome a child. They help create and maintain a […]
Read MoreOptimal Fetal Positioning
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- May, 16, 2016
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Did you know that the way your baby is positioned in your belly can have a tremendous impact on your labor and birth experience? I recently attended a fantastic training in Optimal Fetal Positioning with Juli Tilsner (LM, CPM) of Cornerstone Doula Trainings and I’m excited to begin implementing the things I learned into my […]
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