BirthTender Doula Services

07/21/2014

Lack of engagement may be the number one issue causing lack of progress in labor! I've been trained by Gail Tully herself on how to use these techniques to help baby engage

Easier Childbirth with Fetal Positioning by author and teacher Gail Tully

07/02/2014

Knowledge is power!

http://plussizebirth.com/creating-a-birth-plan/

03/12/2014

THIS. IS. EPIC.! Saw it shared in a few places last night!

Birth Without Fear

01/29/2014

Stay joyful pregnant mamas, because little angels feel and hear your

01/24/2014

Skin-to-skin for that oxytocin rush for bonding at the hormonal level after birthing-it's instinct!!

Koola, a western lowland gorilla, bonds with her newborn.

01/24/2014

Amen!

One of the things a lot of women get used to during pregnancy and birth is tons of strangers sticking their fingers in their va**na for cervical check...

11/02/2013

Have you ever wondered how fetal ultrasounds affect childhood health and development? Help Dr. Carol J. Phillips explore the effects of ultrasound on prematurity, heart defects, sensory processing disorders, autism and other health concerns. Complete her survey!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/parentsonogramsurvey:

"As you know I have worked with autistic children for over 30 years. I have watched this devastating condition grow from 1/10,000 to the current ratio of 1/55. For several decades, I have continually spoke to audiences and suggested that caution be used when agreeing to a sonogram during pregnancy. The warnings were heeded by my students around the world but on the whole, we have seen the frequency and duration of sonograms increase to a point that parents now receive Transva**nal sonograms just to confirm a pregnancy. The rise in autism, sensory processing disorders, developmental delays and cellular defects such as heart defects has paralleled the continual rise in the use of ultrasonic energy during pregnancy.

It’s time that we take a good hard look at this from a parent’s perspective since there has been absolutely no research conducted on the outcome of using this technology prior to 18 weeks in utero.

With Tremendous Gratitude for All you Do,

Dr. Carol Phillips
Annapolis, MD

10/07/2013

Another professionally prepared and packaged jar of placenta capsules headed out to a lucky postpartum mama!
Is your placenta part of your birth plan? Email BirthTender@gmail.com to learn about why it should be!
Mention code "1013FBSPCL" for $25 off any placenta service or a free print!

09/12/2013

A sweeping Cochrane review from 2011 found that when women have continuous support, whether from a spouse, friend, nurse or doula, the birth outcomes are generally better. And they are best when women are supported by someone who is not employed by the hospital and who has specific training in overseeing births -- a doula’s job description.

What Shakima Woolward, 35, wanted most with her third baby was a natural birth. Her first two children were born via cesarean section for reasons, she said, that were never adequately explained by her doctors.

08/31/2013

Dads are generally excited and committed to supporting their laboring partners, and it is the role of doulas to make sure that mama’s partner feels useful and empowered.

08/28/2013

Friedman's Curve was invented by a man to chart labor, actually in 1954 when most women were drugged. Labor is still managed today by something that is quite obsolete, with the diagnosis of "Failure to Progress" leading to C-section.

© 2013 by Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN of www.EvidenceBasedBirth.com “Failure to progress” is the number one reason for unplanned C-sections in the U.S.  In 2013, researchers published a report of 38,484 first-time C-sections that occurred among a national sample of women. The overall C-section rat...