Every Day...
on this planet we call earth, over 200,000 babies are born. Some are born in hospitals. More are born at home. There may be a midwife or doctor present, there may be friends and family gathered near, but no matter the wheres and hows and whos of birth, one fact alone unites all these mothers and babies: The experience of birth is always one of change.
Birth is a transformation in many ways -- literally and figuratively. The mother begins as one person, and through an amazing sequence of events, she produces another little human, who amazingly escapes from her body like a butterfly from a chysalis. The experience of birth is one of hard work, no matter how it is done. Only the woman can fulfill this task, but she does not have to be alone while she works.
All over the world, women are supported by other women while they give birth. In our society, we lost this once birth was taken to the hospital – but like old things new again, women are reclaiming this ancient right and requesting the support and care a birth doula offers.
In addition to doula support, I also offer childbirth education. What we know about birth changes the way we choose to give birth. This is also true of what we know not only about breastfeeding, but also about the impact birth practices can have on a baby and mother's early abilities to breastfeed. Here again, I offer information and support to breastfeeding families.
Birth is a transformation in many ways -- literally and figuratively. The mother begins as one person, and through an amazing sequence of events, she produces another little human, who amazingly escapes from her body like a butterfly from a chysalis. The experience of birth is one of hard work, no matter how it is done. Only the woman can fulfill this task, but she does not have to be alone while she works.
All over the world, women are supported by other women while they give birth. In our society, we lost this once birth was taken to the hospital – but like old things new again, women are reclaiming this ancient right and requesting the support and care a birth doula offers.
In addition to doula support, I also offer childbirth education. What we know about birth changes the way we choose to give birth. This is also true of what we know not only about breastfeeding, but also about the impact birth practices can have on a baby and mother's early abilities to breastfeed. Here again, I offer information and support to breastfeeding families.
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