Your Questions Answered: Real Labor vs. False Labor
Q: I’m nearing the end of my third trimester (yay!) and I keep asking other moms how to know when I’m really in labor. They all tell me “Oh, you’ll know!” That’s great, but it’s not very helpful! What...
View ArticleA Birth Story: Amy & Baby June
Enjoy a beautiful birth story from the perspective of Amy Bauer, a labor & delivery nurse in a hospital, as she prepared for and birthed her own child in a birth center with a midwife. When my...
View ArticleYour Questions Answered: What Is a Doula?
Q I’ve heard a lot about doulas, but I don’t really know what they do and how they can help me during birth — can you provide more information? A A doula is a care provider who understands and trusts...
View ArticleNatural Birth at a Hospital: Making it Work for You
Last weekend, when discussing childbirth among women at my husband’s firehouse, mostly girlfriends and wives, I was shocked when most of the women discussed wanting a natural birth. It was a pleasant...
View ArticleHealthy Birth Blog Carnival #6: MotherBaby Edition
We’ve hosted Blog Carnivals for each of the Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices at our sister blog, Science & Sensibility. 1st Healthy Birth Blog Carnival: Let labor begin on its own 2nd Healthy Birth...
View ArticlePractices that Promote Healthy Birth Series: Let Labor Begin on its Own
I cherish the opportunity to be able to write here on Giving Birth with Confidence, so I put a lot of thought into what I want to write about, or what I think women will get the most out of. I...
View ArticlePractices that Promote Healthy Birth Series: Moving During Labor
Walking, moving, changing positions is something we do not often hear women doing during labor anymore. The new standard of care is typically a laboring mother on her back in bed. Which brings me to...
View ArticleWhat Does Pushing Feel Like?
Women often ask me what pushing feels like. As an educator and doula it is probably one of the more challenging concepts to address. Some of the imagery can be quite vulgar. “Push like you are...
View ArticleLabor Day: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Birth
Think of this as your “childbirth manual,” a step-by-step guide to prepare you for what lies ahead. We’ve divided the process into stages to describe the typical changes that occur as labor progresses....
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