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After a quick poll, what we found is that during pregnancy the world wide web is where everyone turns for

Pregnancy and early parenting are harder than most women let on about and because of that, the little things we

There are Three Stages of the First Stage of Labor which is confusing enough but when women start sharing “war

I’m sure we all agree that birth is a normal, natural physiological function, right? We believe in our bodies and

The overstimulated baby is the baby that gets passed from person to person. The mother seems frustrated and everyone wants

Braxton hicks contractions may not signify the onset of labor but there is nothing “false” about them. Often referred to

A crying baby is a tremendous challenge and anyone who has experienced this knows it to be true. The crying

Do you remember being a little girl and wishing, hoping, praying that the baby doll that you played with, loved

OK! Now that I have your attention, I want to talk about Listeriosis. Listeriosis is the illness associated with consuming

Babies smell amazing, there’s no doubt about that! I mean c’mon! You’re holding a new baby, it doesn’t matter if

Strip my membranes? What does that mean?! I was like, strip my what?!?! My membranes?! I didn’t even know I

I am a doula. I stand in the space of birth while reducing fear and instilling strength and I watch