Babies are born covered in a thick, white, cheese-like substance called vernix caseosa. In the hospital it is typical for babies to be bathed immediately to remove the vernix. However, an immediate postnatal bath may not be the best option for a baby and should be reconsidered. Vernix Caseosa has many benefits. Produced during […]
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The Third Stage of Labor: The Way Mother Nature Intended
You are in the final moments; you’ve worked so hard, come so far.Your body urges you to push. You bear down, giving it your all; and, alas, you have delivered your precious baby.You soar with excitement and, in an instant, a profound relationship is born. What happens next is the third stage of labor, the […]
The beauty of birth
This is a beautiful video of an elephant giving birth. It is graphic (meaning it shows everything and is an accurate portrayal of a real birthing event). It gets a bit dramatic after the baby is born, as she’s not breathing right away. The mother’s love is evident from the very beginning. I wish […]
Low-tech, high-touch care yields better birth outcomes
A new report out by Consumer Reports is confirming what many of us already knew – women need CARE in their birth experience, not machines. Don’t get me wrong – I love technology. I’m a bit of a technophile, in fact. But not when it comes to women and birth. Not when it overrides […]
Why I do this
I have had an amazing week. I got to work with four clients, and each experience was very different. One mama was still in the hospital when I got her capsules finished, so she could start taking them before she even got home. One client had her baby at the new birth center with a […]
Hypnobirthing
Tonight I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of expectant parents, who were going through a childbirth education course offered by Hypnobirthing Las Vegas. It was the final class of a 5-week course, and the topic was postpartum. Among many other topics discussed by the fabulous facilitator (and doula) Sherry Hopkins was a […]
