Category: Delivery
Birth Story #2: A Peaceful and Gentle C-section
My second birth story was 100 percent different than my first birth even though both ended in a c-section. Education is the key to a peaceful birth experience. Knowing my options and what was in store... Read More
7 Ways to an Informed Birth
Giving birth is one of the biggest experiences of our lives. At what other point do our efforts result in bringing a new life into this world? Yet, women often go into birth with a lack of information... Read More
Social Media and the Delivery Room
In a world of constant media access, when is the appropriate time to share the news about your new baby? Should you live tweet your labor? What about snapping a selfie within minutes of birthing your ... Read More
How to Write a Birth Plan
After giving birth to my second child, I was quite the talk of the maternity ward. It wasn’t because I arrived at the hospital 9.5 cm dilated or that labor progressed so quickly that my midwife bare... Read More
Home Birth Story: What if Something Goes Wrong?
Many thanks to Brittany McCardle of The Gentle Home for sharing her birth story with us. She shared the first part of this story on her midwife’s website. And congrats to her as she is expecting... Read More
Birth Story: Messier, but Faster Than Expected
Thank you, Joanna Azar, for sharing the first of your four birth stories with us. If anyone else would like to submit a birth story, visit our submissions page to learn more. I would say I was pretty ... Read More
Losing Modesty
I consider myself a pretty modest person when it comes to my body. Case in point, I was dress shopping recently and was having a difficult time deciding if I could pull off this little black dress. It... Read More
L&D Realities Survey
I remember before going into labor with my first, I wondered what it would be like. Would I know a contraction when I felt it? My midwife compared the sensation to intense menstrual cramps. I hadnR... Read More