How important is having a “nice nurse” at your birth?
How important is having a "nice nurse" at your birth? Thoughts from the video... What is evidence-based care? Evidence-based care is a data-driven, [...]
Ancient Wisdom and Traditions are Missing for New Moms
I have been very blessed to provide doula services to Iowa State University faculty members over the past few years, and typically these faculty members [...]
Best Baby Products: Sleep and Bottles
During prenatal appointments, our conversations inevitably turn to my opinions on which are the best baby products expecting families should purchase/register for. I love talking about anything baby [...]
Laboring at Night
So many of my clients go into labor, or begin having contractions in the middle of the night. If this is your first baby, you [...]
Switching Providers in Pregnancy
We hear all kinds of birth stories from the women around us. When I was pregnant, I was an elementary school teacher and my colleagues [...]
Is Your Mother Going to Be At The Birth? — FREE PRINTABLE
One of the questions that I always ask during a prenatal appointment with my clients is, "Who is going to be attending this baby's birth?" [...]