Technology and the Prenatal “Diet”
In westernized countries, television and the internet have almost completely replaced the generational teaching and learning found in the “circles” of the past. Women would gather over sewing,...
View ArticleFinding and Hiring A Labor Doula
Building a labor support team is a vital piece of conscious preparation during pregnancy in preparation for birth and life with the very newborn. Today as part of that support team many women are...
View ArticleLooking for video clips or pictures of labor support
I am looking for some short video clips or pictures of pairs (couples or labor support pairing) to use in my in progress on-line childbirth class series. General, activities or positions needed: Birth...
View ArticleWhat’s a doula to do?
There is such a deep chasm and fracture within the doula community regarding in-hospital and out-of-hospital birth. On the one hand there are those who say anything goes in supporting women and their...
View ArticleWish List In 2011
A clean slate. A fresh start. Hope and dreams reactivated. Passions toward change are stirred. All of this by the calendar rolling over from one year to the next. It is not just anew year though, it...
View ArticleWhat’s in the job?
I wonder if most of us really know what the scopes of practice are for the providers we may choose for pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and for the baby. Keep reading to see if you really know...
View ArticlePicking Your Care Provider – Interview Questions
Being an active participant in your pregnancy and birth journey begins with choosing your provider. You can begin the search for the right provider fit prior to becoming pregnant, in early pregnancy or...
View ArticleDoulas and Home Birth
Is there benefit to hiring a doula for a home birth? I say YES absolutely. As a seasoned doula who has attended home births as labor support and now an intern midwife who clinically supports the...
View ArticleEMAB and Doulaparty Team Up
Join the #doulaparty on Twitter or follow along at DesirreAndrews.com, June 22nd 6pm PT/9pm ET to kick off summer birth work with something extra special! I am very excited that Earth Mama Angel...
View ArticleScavenger Hunt Contest
Preparing for Birth is having an online scavenger hunt to ring in December. You could win this cute pocket diaper. Here is the scavenger hunt: Answer: 1) How many births has Desirre Andrews...
View ArticleDad Matters – A doula’s perspective
Many men in our culture are fairly apprehensive about birth. Most have never seen a real birth, or talked about it outside of sex ed. They are often nervous about birth itself, seeing their partner in...
View ArticleTechnology and the Prenatal “Diet”
In westernized countries, television and the internet have almost completely replaced the generational teaching and learning found in the “circles” of the past. Women would gather over sewing,...
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