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October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month. This year I am more aware than usual about infant loss and the difficulties facing families and individuals experiencing infant loss and how difficult it can be to find resources in that time of need. I hope these...
Let’s face it: setbacks are a part of life. And they are a part of birth. Having been a birth worker for almost a decade, I cannot remember a single birth where there wasn’t something to work through, overcome, let go of, work around, or regroup from. ...
Group Childbirth Education Workshops Come with your partner, friend, family member or doula and learn about stages of labor, positions to help you birth, as well as have a chance to try out comfort moves and supportive measures such as the hip squeeze and breath-led...
Men and Birth: a Vancouver Doula’s Perspective. by Jessica Austin on December 30, 2011 in Dads and Birth, Shifting Birth Culture Photo By Jessica Austin Feeling supported, safe, and taken care of is key to having a positive birth experience. The biggest enemies of...
The bulk of my midwifery training occurred at Maternidad La Luz, a small yet busy birth clinic in Mexican American border city of El Paso, Texas. I chose Maternidad La Luz as my place of learning, as I believed deeply in their mission to support women, all women, in...
