Could COVID-19 hospital restrictions have unintended positive impacts on birth experiences?
Read MoreBirth is a journey. Just like any journey, the one to birth benefits from thoughtful planning. We spend time considering where we want to go, how to get there, and with whom we will go. We can research local conditions and receive travel updates. Learning about our destination and preparing for our birth journey beforehand can help make our trip safer and more enjoyable.
Read MoreErie Doulas want you to have 'ceiling' experiences.
"Safety during labor is the floor of what people deserve. What we should all really be aiming for is the ceiling: care that is not just safe, but also supportive and empowering.”
Labor support significantly reduces risk of cesarean birth.
Read MoreSome common interventions can increase your risk of cesarean birth
Read MoreEducating yourself is key to reducing your risk of an unnecessary cesarean section.
Read MoreWaiting for labor to start on its own can reduce your risk of cesarean.
Read MoreLaboring at home for as long as possible may help you to avoid a cesarean birth.
Read MoreThe impact of birth location and provider on birth outcomes
Read MoreThe national Listening to Mothers survey found that women may have very little awareness of the extent to which practice...
Read MoreBeautiful examples of professional birth photography.
Read MoreCompared with the past, health care providers have greater expectations for work-life balance. In maternity care...
Read MoreMany health care providers are feeling squeezed by tightened payments for services and increasing...
Read MoreCesarean section is a major surgical procedure that increases the likelihood...
Read MoreOur society is more tolerant than ever of surgical procedures...
Read MoreMany maternity care providers and hospitals are unwilling to offer the informed choice of vaginal birth...
Read MoreAmong the many ways doulas help promote better birth outcomes is to diminish a mother's experience of pain during childbirth.
Read MoreCurrent research suggests that quite a few labor interventions make cesarean birth more likely...
Read MoreReason #1 Low priority of enhancing women's own abilities to give birth
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