Own Birth

05/20/2019

It’s here! Tomorrow night🌷🦋💗

12/18/2018

Oh! Oh! Oh! Our Meet the Doula holiday party and raffle is TONIGHT!! Come on by from 6-8 to meet our team and for a chance to win one of these fabulous items: $75 massage certificate from Wellness Within, a super cool basket from Mint Berry Market, a $250 photo session from Buffalo Baby, and $50 towards a full belly henna at Goddess Healing Arts!! 313 Elmwood🎄

02/23/2018

Some people weigh in on placentas

"I suffered from depression and anxiety after the birth of my first child. I heard that taking placenta capsules could help. I admit it seemed weird to me, but honestly there isn’t anything I wouldn’t try to avoid that again. I was amazed at how it helped me.

11/29/2017

Encapsulation-the gift that keeps giving! Gdvillage1@gmail.com or 716-238-0708 for info.

11/26/2017

Want to know how to prevent tearing during birth? Here are 5 surprising ways to prevent tearing that you'll want to add to your birth plan.

10/25/2017

Exactly.

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08/15/2017

spontaneous pushing, position, and perineal support over directed pushing, pushing on back and pulling the baby out reduces damage

What if we stopped telling women to push when they’re in labor? That’s the philosophy behind a new program at a U.K. hospital, and the results are amazing.

05/04/2017

I wish I could say I've never heard anything like this, or I've never heard anything worse than these comments while a woman was most vulnerable, most in need of compassion and respect. I wish.

With "Birth Words," Michelle Hartney set out to visually tell the stories of women who have reported varying degrees of mistreatment during childbirth.