Pregnancy and Birth for First Time Mothers

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If you are pregnant for the first time, the idea of childbirth can be frightening and a bit overwhelming. Typically, a pregnancy takes anywhere from 38 to 42 weeks. Though many first-time mothers indicated that their babies [...]

The Magical, Magnificent Placenta

Modern, detached women may view the placenta with disgust and revulsion, but it is a highly evolved, incredible organ that carries both function, spirit and yes, nutrition.

How to Make Hospital Births Better

If you have been following the AMA resolution regarding homebirth, you simply must read this well written, eloquent and very useful article written by Navelgazingmidwife. It includes 11 steps that hospitals, labor and delivery nurses and obstetricians can take to keep women from running to homebirth by making the hospital birth experience more human. [...]

Hypnotherapy for Childbirth

“HypnoBirthing® provides the missing link that allows women to use their natural instincts to bring about a safer, easier, more comfortable birthing. Emphasis is placed on pregnancy and childbirth, as well as on pre-birth parenting and the consciousness of the pre-born baby. ” Hypnobirthing.com
Author: Jamie McMillan
Ever thought about having a natural childbirth and then scared [...]

How to Prepare for an Unplanned Cesarean

Most women wish to avoid a cesarean despite popular opinion that women are opting for surgery vs. vaginal birth. The unfortunate reality is, however, that if you choose to give birth in a hospital, you are going to subject yourself to arbitrary labor timelines and harmful interventions and monitoring that will increase your [...]

Hypnosis for Natural Childbirth - FAQ

Hypnosis for natural childbirth is making a come back. Future parents are interested in this tool but may have a lot of unanswered questions. Here are a few of the most frequently asked questions on hypnosis for childbirth and their answers by the founder a hypnosis for childbirth program, Dr Nathalie Fiset.

Is natural child birth [...]

The Process Of Natural Childbirth

“I Believe…..That birth is inherently safe. The same loving, intelligent consciousness (All That Is, Goddess, God, Nature) that knows how to grow an egg and a sperm into a human being, knows how to get it out. Our job is simply to relax and trust. Birth is not a function of the conscious mind any [...]

Risks of Childbirth Interventions

In spite of all the advertising touting “home-like” birthing rooms in hospitals, for most women, a hospital birth will be nothing like a home birth. Interventions are routine in the hospitals in my state. Every laboring woman will be hooked up for some period of time to an electronic fetal monitor, given vaginal exams, and [...]

5 Reasons Why You Need a Doula

by Sita Payne Romero, LMT, CD
A doula is a labor support professional who can assist you when going through childbirth. Traditionally, women were always attended by other experienced women to help them get through this difficult life transition. In the modern day hospital setting, women are generally unattended until it is time to actually deliver. [...]

Emergency Childbirth: Why You Need To Know What To Do

Author: Anne Childs
When it comes to childbirth, most women are able to make it to the emergency room or their prearranged birthing centers; however not all are. While there is a good chance that you will make it to your intended destination before your baby arrives, what would you do if you couldn’t make it? [...]