The important point is that pregnant people almost always have the power to make a choice whether to be induced or not. Some families want the option to induce their labor at will (these are called “elective”) and some families want to wait for the natural mechanism of labor to begin. (read more)

What are the guides from our own ancestors and the ancestors around the world about long-term healing from the birth of a child? How realistic and desirable is it to integrate these into our modern lives? What are the benefits? What are the obstacles? (read more)

Taryn’s story

Danielle’s waterbirth for her second homebirth was especially sweet because the first time she went too fast to get in the tub! (read more)

A simple length of cloth can solve some of the challenges women face in pregnancy or after giving birth. It relieves or even eliminates backaches, bad posture, pelvic pain, exhaustion, perpetual core weakness, skin not tightening up around the abdomen. (read more)

A doula is a trained advocate who provides emotional, physical, and informational support through pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period. (read more)

There is a movement growing in Springfield to provide this type of holistic and personalized care. We are mostly alternative health practitioners – midwives, doulas, lactation coaches, herbalists, acupuncturists – and we call upon traditional methods. (read more)