Joyful Beginnings Birth Services

06/24/2015

Every woman deserves to have support and options.

Always a good reminder.

11/28/2012

This table from Labor Day was such a big hit that we decided to update it and make it into an image file for people to share. You can see the detailed list of references here: http://evidencebasedbirth.com/updated-table-on-the-state-of-maternity-care-in-the-u-s/ and here http://www.improvingbirth.org/2012/11/state-of-maternity-care/

08/02/2012

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We're giving away a Carrier a Day! Sign up here for a chance to win! Each day in August, at 10am PST, we will post a fan photo of the carrier we will be giving away. At the end of the day, we will draw a winner from these entries. Plus, if you get two friends to sign up, you'll be entered for ...

06/29/2012

Need a doula in the San Antonio area?? I'm looking to start attending births again by the end of the year.

© 2012 by Rebecca L. Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN When I was pregnant with my first child, I briefly considered hiring a doula. I saw the doula flyers at Baby Moon, where I did prenatal yoga, and I thoug...

10/19/2011

an informative post about how doulas assist Dads during labor too.

Do you wonder how comfortable your husband will be with your doula? Good news: this week we brought back Micky Jones, an LLL Leader, doula, lactation trainer, conference speaker, IBCLC, Hypnobabies...

10/07/2011

These are some great guidelines for getting through the first weeks with a newborn.

Newborn Family Life Strategies for Baby’s First Weeks article in the Expectant Mother's Guide.

09/13/2011

This is a very good visual explanation of delayed cord clamping until the cord stops pulsing. Remember, you can still donate cord blood even after delaying clamping, they just take what is left.

When your baby is born, there are so many things that happen so quickly, but each one of them has rhyme, reason ... and repercussions. The general the...

07/19/2011

great information

Historically women have been advised to eat during labor. Sixty years ago, all of that changed. Find out why benefits of eating during labor may outweigh the risks.

07/19/2011

I am currently taking clients for October, November, and December 2011 and all of 2012.

07/18/2011

Very cool display of the changes in a woman's body throughout her pregnancy.

YOU! The Experience

03/07/2011

In public discourse on the topic of birth there can be so much divisiveness: home VS hospital, epidural VS natural, etc. Though this can cement an opinion for some, many feel confused, as if they need to pick a side.