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11/14/2023

In honor of Native American Heritage Month I want to highlight this NIH article on Supporting Indigenous Birth Practices.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8233033/
Abstract:
Birthing can be an empowering experience for women. Within many Indigenous cultures around the world, birth is a ceremony to celebrate new life, acknowledging the passing from the spiritual world into the physical world. While initiatives to “indigenize” health care have been made, this paper argues that the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals contain frameworks for Indigenous rights that include the right to incorporate Indigenous childbirth ceremonies into clinical practice. Examining the importance of birthplace, this paper details a current movement in Manitoba, Canada, to “bring birth home,” which recognizes that the determinants of health experienced in the early stages of a child’s development can have health implications for an individual’s future.

11/14/2023

We are excited to be back in Kansas after a three year adventure to Nebraska, and Washington State! We are now serving pregnant and birthing people in the Wichita area. Check out our website with updated Childbirth Doula packages. www.steadfastheart.weebly.com

10/20/2020

I was reviewing some memories on social media this morning and I came across this post. It still rings really true for me three years later, and I wanted to revise and revive it a bit and add a paragraph acknowledging our current state of being. Right now the last thing we need is to down on each other or ourselves for not being perfect in the middle of a pandemic. [ 1,035 more word ]

I was reviewing some memories on social media this morning and I came across this post. It still rings really true for me three years later, and I wanted to revise and revive it a bit and add a par…

03/19/2020

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10/17/2019

  Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc, and the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health’s Kristin Tully, PhD, in collaboration with partners at North Carolina State University and The O...

09/11/2019

After baby arrives there are so many changes and challenges! Good support can make all the difference.

When a baby comes, friends and families don’t always know how to help.

09/06/2019

Do you really need a doula? Learn the reasons why a doula may be an essential member to have on your birth team.

08/31/2019

Women's bodies are amazing! Milk production is about supply and demand. Age, menopause, and how long it's been since milk was called for do not stand in the way of lactation.

A grandmother in Vietnam breastfeeding her grandchild. It is a common practice in many cultures for a grandmother to relactate so that she may breastfeed her grandchild. It is truly an act of love.





UPDATE: We are getting a TON of questions about colostrum and induced lactation and relactation and how menopause affects this, etc! We will be going LIVE in 2 minutes with an IBCLC to answer any questions here!

UPDATE: A lot of people seem to be curious about how this is possible. Breastmilk production is all about supply and demand. The breasts can continue to make milk indefinitely as long as there is a demand for it. People also seem to be curious about how menopause might affect this. Pituitary glands are necessary in the production of breastmilk and menopause does not restrict the pituitary glands ability to function. So, yes, even after menopause it is still possible to produce enough milk to nourish a baby. Loving all of the conversation around this?! Aren't women's bodies just amazing? We can do so many things that we didn't even know 😉

08/30/2019

Beautiful!

08/27/2019

Go mamas, go!

They spoke about the importance of seeing black women nurturing their children.