Sweet Baby Doula - Sara Epstein Certified Birth Doula, Lactation Counselor

07/13/2021

After my amazing client's Dr. brought up csection about 5 times, my client birth her lovely baby girl VBAC. Her baby's head molded beautifully. Totally normal, ordinary birth and such a healing for her! ❤

09/17/2020

I am a doctoral prepared, board-certified nurse midwife with a comprehensive backgr… Stephanie Mitchell needs your support for Birth Sanctuary of Gainesville

12/19/2017

04/25/2017

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/serena-williams-11-incredible-sportswomen-competed-pregnant/alysia/

ran the 800m race in the US Track and Field Championship while 34 weeks pregnant. She finished in 2 minutes, 31.13 seconds – just 35 seconds slower than her personal best in 2010, and just seven weeks shy of giving birth.

10/28/2015

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/05/26/409697568/delayed-umbilical-cord-clamping-may-benefit-children-years-later?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150526

Giving the newborn one last boost of blood from the placenta may help increase social and motor skills at age 4, a study finds. Earlier studies have found health benefits in infancy.

02/12/2015

How great is this!

"They have this bed at a hospital in the Netherlands!
"On the maternity ward, we now have clip-on-crib cribs. These are cribs which are fixed to the bed of the mother. This allows MOM and child fine close together."
I think this is pretty neat! Would have loved that when I had Zander! What do you think?

10/31/2014

http://www.littlethings.com/unborn-animals/?utm_source=spcl&medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=Facebook

Peter Chinn, producer of National Geographic’s “In The Womb: Extreme Animals” series, makes incredible use of 3D ultrasound scans, computer graphics, and nano cameras to create breathtaking images of unborn animals. From baby elephants to penguins waiting to hatch, these images are not only adorable…

09/30/2014

http://www.ajmc.com/publications/issue/2014/2014-vol20-n8/potential-benefits-of-increased-access-to-doula-support-during-childbirth

Increasing access to continuous labor support from a birth doula may facilitate decreases in non-indicated cesarean rates among women who desire doula care.

06/26/2014

http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2014/06/best-kept-secret-for-postpartum-depression-help-at-home

So why a doula, you may ask? To put it plainly, a doula can help assure that a vulnerable new mother is not alone in the world. Which is to say, any new mother.

05/28/2014

http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1853106

Amarillo, Texas (PRWEB) April 16, 2014 Praeclarus Press celebrates April as Cesarean Awareness Month, as promoted by the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN). With the national average of c-sections over 30%, many are realizing there seems to be an epidemic of interventions in the birthin…

05/08/2014

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/in-delivery-rooms-reducing-births-of-convenience/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

Doctors should do far fewer cesarean sections, but it is still the most common surgery in the United States. One hospital is finding ways to reduce them.

05/07/2014

An analysis found that delaying clamping for at least a minute after birth significantly improves iron stores and hemoglobin levels in newborn babies.