The Tenth Moon Birth Services

01/29/2015

Expert advice on eating the placenta, as well as testimonials from real new moms who ate their afterbirth.

12/04/2014

"Low risk pregnant women urged to avoid hospital births..."

NHS guidance from National Institute for Health and Care Excellence suggests 45% of births ‘unsuitable’ for labour wards

09/16/2014

In our current obstetric culture women have lots of commentators on what they should or shouldn't do, but few people who are just there to support them and their partner in their birth. Few who understand how to emotionally "be there" for the birth and preparation leading up to it. Few women have a strong circle of people lifting them up. This is why the doula is such an important (but oft neglected) part of the birth support team.

08/11/2014

Vancouver Home Birth Workshop Special Workshop - Home Birth: This engaging 2 hour workshop will transform you into an expert on home birth. Are you considering a home birth? Whether you're p...

08/11/2014

5wks, 25mths - 2 beautiful boys born at home. Thankful for my

08/04/2014

Many women in rural, northern, First Nations areas struggle accessing maternity + newborn care

08/02/2014

The goal of World Breastfeeding Week, which was launched more than two decades ago, is to

07/31/2014

Jillayna Adamson, SheByShe guest blogger has contributed this beautiful article and photo journal exploring breastfeeding in modern America. My son was only a few days old. Skin soft and pink, his face still puffy, and his eyes often closed in the deepness of sleep. He was perfect, and for days my…

07/30/2014

Based on more than 30 years of practice as a newborn-care specialist and family physician attending births and my research and the research of others, I have great concern that women in B.C. and . . .

07/30/2014

Oh how I love the intensity of birth. The amazing feeling of everything being so raw and real. This is life!

07/30/2014

need support! Providing essential on-call services 24/7 with no relief cannot continue

07/28/2014

With his big, muscular hands, dreadlocks and large physique, Kelly Carrington is not surprised he doesn’t fit the mould of what people expect a doula to look like.