Amy Baker, Doula

04/20/2026

You really need to celebrate the small victories 🥇 😂

04/18/2026

Amid all the negative things in your newsfeed today, take some time to watch the cutest video on the Internet: and watch the serve and return interaction between baby & dad!

This is also a great display of how parents can interact with their babies in a positive and very meaningful way!

📚 Reading together is a great time to have serve and return interactions! The back-and-forth exchanges in this video (including the eye contact and smiles!) support the development of early language and social skills that serve as a foundation for more complex, high-level cognitive abilities that...

04/17/2026

Don’t miss this upcoming event on April 24th: Tending to Your Womb Book Event/Signing with Dr. Anietie Ukpe-Wallace

There she’ll discuss her methods for self care at every stage of your reproductive journey. This is a must for all mamas!

Register here: https://www.naturalresources-sf.com/products/tending-to-your-womb-book-event-signing-with-anietie-ukpe-wallace?utm_source=newsletterklaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=4%2F10%20clone%20prenatal&utm_id=01KNWK3GFAVHNKFDCYNGQ67NE5&_kx=hVV5ZoKVXcpxyRw_1SIr3Hnx5wSiTLg2x0F_VpoVOhw.TqRxSH

04/13/2026

Want to lower your chances of a cesarean section? This podcast from ebbirth shares 10 powerful strategies that help greatly reduce your risk.

Take a listen here:

The Evidence Based Birth® Podcast Access the Shownotes In the Evidence Based Birth® Podcast, we cover the research evidence on hot topics about pregnancy and childbirth! Our mission is to raise the quality of childbirth care globally, by putting accurate, evidence based research into the hands of ...

04/08/2026

A big step in the right direction! 👏 unitedhealthcare

04/05/2026

Wishing you a wonderful Easter! 🐣

04/03/2026

Have you ever heard of the term ‘shark music’? I hadn’t either, but it’s characterized by the circleofsecurity as the moment you react as a parent due to triggers from your past. In other words, an overreaction due to past baggage.

“Understanding Shark Music isn't about tracing everything back to your childhood and feeling worse. It's about creating just enough space in the present moment between the trigger and your automatic response to recognize, “I’m hearing Shark Music,” and with this awareness, you now have access to choice.”

This is a great article for parents to learn to recognize their own behaviors and how to retrain your reactions.

Shark Music: when a parent's past shapes their present response, it isn't a flaw. It's a signal worth learning to listen for.

04/03/2026

Listen all the way through, friends.

John Denver · John Denver's Greatest Hits · Song · 1973

04/03/2026

04/02/2026

How you labor matters. Having a IV placed has become a standard with hospital births. They are often set to continuously drip while in labor. These fluids don’t just hydrate you, they cross the placenta and also enter your baby. Why is this a big deal? Research suggests that these fluids can actually inflate your baby’s birth weight. They will p*e this fluid out, usually as the first day progresses. So why does that matter if they’re going to p*e it out anyway? Birth weight is the first data point used by healthcare providers to know if baby is feeding efficiently when feeding from the breast, since there are no markers on breast or baby telling us how much they get from feeding

It’s OK for babies to lose weight after birth!! Long standing research shows up to 7-8% of birth weight in the first few days after birth (while drinking the first milk, colostrum) is acceptable, and then once milk transitions they should regain back to birth weight by 10-14 days. We also expect only 1 (2 at the most) p*e diapers on their first day of life. If they are born with excessive fluids, their weight can be inflated and when they p*e this fluid off, the weight loss can be exaggerated. Once a baby loses 10%, supplementation is always recommended as the standard of care to ensure baby is getting the nutrients they need

This can lead to the assumption that baby isn’t feeding well even if they are. It also puts needless pressure for milk supply to “come in” or increase to volumes beyond what the body would typically make at that stage of lactation. Coincidentally, too much fluids can also delay colostrum transitioning to mature milk and increasing in volume as well as cause excessive swelling in the breasts which makes latch more challenging!! This also results in an increased chance of formula supplementation (with or without initiating pumping) which is often associated with a shorter duration of breastfeeding than what was initially intended by the family

How you birth matters. Knowing what happens to your body and baby’s body is so important to help you figure out your journey

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Midwife pictured: the amazing

04/02/2026

“…what children encounter in their environment and when they encounter it interact with how their genes are expressed in powerfully connected ways.”

A fascinating article from developingchildharvard about the timing of children’s experiences as well as exposures interacts with their gene expression, potentially impacting their lifelong health and well-being.

03/31/2026

A HUGE step in the right direction for recognizing our place in maternal care and such a big win for everyone!

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/doulas-can-improve-health-outcomes-women-babies-insurers-are-taking-no-rcna263390

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While more Medicaid patients and even some on private plans have gained doula coverage in recent years, United is the first major insurer to begin rolling out the benefit nationwide.