Birthing Flower Doula Services

09/04/2014

A new University of Minnesota study found that having a doula, or birth coach, in the delivery room can lower a mother's chances of having a cesarean section. Over the past two decades, c-section rates have jumped from a little more than 20 percent to a record 33 percent of births. The study release…

12/17/2013

A fantastic video from the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago that highlights the ways a mother's organs must shift around to make room for her growing baby when pregnant. http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/you/the-exhibit/your-beginning/make-room-for-baby/interactive/

A fantastic video from the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago that highlights the ways a mother's organs must shift around to make room for her growing baby when pregnant. http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/you/the-exhibit/your-beginning/make-room-for-baby/interactive/

My 5 year old watched this and said, "That's why you can only eat a few bites of your food each time!" ;)

11/24/2013

Amber Mangrum

We hear from the doctors and the image gets enforced in movies that lying down on the hospital bed is the way to labor and have a baby. Best for who? ...

11/15/2013

You have many labor pain relief optons. What are they and how do they compare to eachother? What evidence-based research says about labor pain and its relief.

09/24/2013

"Pregnant women are told don't drink, don't smoke, don't stress out. But it hasn't been clear how those choices may affect a fetus. By studying how genes are turned on and off, scientists say they are getting closer to understanding what experiences in the womb really affect a child's health."

Scientists are probing how the activation of genes in the womb could shape health over a lifetime.

09/17/2013

A few years ago, Russian photographer Jana Romanova's social life took a turn. All of a sudden, it seemed, all of her friends had become pregnant.

09/16/2013

Nurturing your children not only affects their mental development, but also their brain development.

09/11/2013

A foldable and adjustable birthing chair, made of walnut wood. Late 17th Century.

08/07/2013

From Evidence Based Birth
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Find the Best Doctor or Midwife During Pregnancy, Have Less Pain In Labor, Be Confident In Your Pregnancy & When Giving Birth…If you’re like me … you've had at least some anxiety about being pregnant & giving birth. After talking with 100s of moms, these are the str...

08/06/2013

http://www.bestforbabes.org/booby-traps-series-obstetrical-practices-are-making-late-milk-coming-in-the-new-normal

A little while back, when I was writing this post about delayed onset of mature milk (“milk coming in”), I ran across this statistic: Nearly one in four mothers experience their milk coming in late – defined as after 72 … Continue reading →

08/06/2013

On Sunday, Tom Stocky, a manager at Facebook, wrote a post on his um, Facebook about his experience taking paternity leave at a company that actually allows its employees to take a paternity leave. The result is a totally unsurprising look at the ways that men are discouraged by those around them fr...

08/05/2013

Not sure how I feel about this. Part of me is like, that is pretty cool, and part of my is like that is huge and bulky, what do you think?

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