Joy That's Coming - Birth Services

02/23/2018

We knew miscarriage was common. But why wasn’t there anything people did when it happened?

02/22/2018

from ... She said " When I was diagnosed, I was afraid this moment would never come. That I'd never hold my child, feed him in my arms from my body. Now, I hope that some woman who is just being told sees this and knows....there's hope."⠀
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This powerful mama waited 7 years for this miracle child, she kept one breast so that when he arrived, she could feed him. She'll return to the medication keeping her cancer at bay in 2 weeks, giving up this precious time nursing her child. Was the 5 months worth it? Of course it was. ⠀
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Is it just a myth that our strongest women had but one breast? Amazons swinging off horseback and through the air, wild and pure. Women are warriors; women fight and nurture. Women grind their teeth, tuck their chins and lean into the storm. Women have it in their hearts and bones to continue; we must and so we will. ⠀
⠀From one of our endorsed photographers

02/08/2018

So in awe of this photo titled "A Mother's Dedicated Love", submitted to the Birth Becomes Her photography contest.
The strength this mother has and the amount she has suffered for so many years is beyond words.

The 2018 Birth Becomes Her Image Contest Is Live! Vote for your favorites and share the beauty of birth with the world!

01/30/2018

C-sections and formula feeding could be interfering with a critical biological process

12/19/2017

12/05/2017

The amount of physical contact between infants and their caregivers can affect children at the molecular level. The study of DNA methylation patterns showed that children who had been more distressed as infants and had received less physical contact had a molecular profile that was underdeveloped fo...

10/11/2017

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2150140-caesarean-sections-cause-obesity-and-microbiome-changes-in-mice/

For the first time, researchers have shown that being born by C-section can contribute to obesity in mice. The effect seems to be stronger in females