by Alison Delaney | Dec 27, 2019 | Birth Doula, Birth Plan, Natural Birth
Maternity care in the United States is intervention intensive. The routine use of intravenous fluids, restrictions on eating and drinking, continuous electronic fetal monitoring, epidural analgesia, and augmentation of labor characterize most U.S. births. The use of...
by Alison Delaney | Dec 23, 2019 | Birth Doula
What is a Doula and How Do They Help With Pregnancy A doula provides both physical and emotional support not only to the birthing client, but also to the partner or family members that are also present. This can include labor support techniques such as movement,...
by Alison Delaney | Oct 3, 2019 | Natural Birth
Why Natural Childbirth? A reader asks for help in answering the question “Why natural childbirth?” Understanding the simple story of normal, natural birth, what helps and what sabotages nature’s plan for birth, and the appropriate use of interventions are...