Bring a Loved One, Friend, or Doula for Continuous Support Can't agree more!

According to Lamaze, ACOG, and the WHO, it is generally recommended that a person with a healthy pregnancy stay at home as long as possible to minimize unnecessary interventions. Getting to active labor can take a long time. We are much more able to relax and find comfort at home in most cases, especially if we have support from a loved one, family, friends, and/or a doula. When you get to the hospital in labor, you will likely first go to a triage room. There, it will be as

Walk, Move Around, and Change Positions Throughout Labor and Birth Moving can help with the pain and it helps the baby move down safely through the pelvis. It does, but why? Physiologic labor Physiologic labor is labor that is powered by our innate capacity of giving birth and being born. Physiologic labor is orchestrated by hormones of both you and your baby, and moving during labor is a safe and healthy coping strategy that supports this normal biolog y. Moving allows for l

Lamaze's 6 Healthy Birth Practices form an excellent evidence-based blueprint for you to inform yourself, and for me as a doula, to educate, support, and advocate for my clients. It is solid, supported by ACOG, and physiology focused. Let's get started with this series. Let labor begin on its own Why? Because labor starts well before labor starts. The same hormones that regulate labor, birth, breastfeeding, and bonding – oxytocin, catecholamines, endorphins, and prolactin – a