Monty Python’s Miracle of Birth Scene

Zuly Torres, mother and training postpartum doula, reflects on what postpartum looks like

A C-Section need not be the immediate answer for a breech presentation. Know your options and inquire with your providers for a practitioner that is skillful and experienced in vaginal breech delivery.

Kayla Chatterton, a local fertility awareness educator, giving a presentation on the menstrual cycle to our Birth Circle.

Local yoga teacher brings calm, flexibility and peace through an ancient practice.

Pregnancy loss is common and, yet, hard to talk about. Read this article and reach out for support resources to navigate your experience.

Gestational Diabetes often can be controlled with diet and lifestyle. And….it is so important to manage it this way, as it can change the patterns of your own health and prevent Type 2 diabetes in the future. Healthy patterns can also reduce the risk for your baby developing blood sugar issues in the future.

Chaotic and beautiful at the same time. Meaghan’s children, Khloe and Zachariah, helping the midwife, Kristin Brennan, to listen to baby’s heart rate while their mom is in labor. With natural birth, we can predict time or day or circumstances. But that’s one of the beauties of the experience.

Massage Therapists, Doulas, Pelvic Floor Specialists, Midwives, Lactation consultants, and so much more…. resources for a healthy and supported pregnancy

Narelle Thomas, Springfield native and Springfield based Holistic Wellness Worker, discusses mindfulness as a tool for pregnancy, birth and postpartum.

This is a story of a client of mine who used herbal remedies to reduce her blood pressure and stress on her liver during the end of her pregnancy.

As the ground softens for our city gardens, I wonder: what if we were to cultivate a garden that is solely focused on health for pregnancy, labor/birth, and postpartum? What would we plant and why?

From the wisdom of centuries of midwives before me, and my own observation over the years, I believe that, in pregnancy and postpartum, herbs can play a central role in health.

One of the greatest benefits of homebirth is surrounding yourself with anyone you want. It can be solitary or social, meditative or festive…. (read more)