Surprising Facts About The Cord Around A Baby’s Neck

by | Oct 19, 2014 | Uncategorized

A nuchal cord (cord around the neck) is one of many things that mothers-to-be fear about childbirth. The thought of their precious baby being ‘strangled’ by their umbilical cord can cause so much worry. Luckily, unborn babies get nutrients and oxygen via the umbilical...

Essential Oils for Pregnancy, labor and birth

by | Jun 7, 2014 | Uncategorized

Essential Oils for Pregnancy, labor and birth First of all Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils from Young Living are safe, organic and non toxic if used with common ‘scents’. In order to gain proper therapeutic effects with Essential Oils the importance of purity cannot...

Checking dilation without being ‘checked’

by | May 15, 2014 | Uncategorized

One of the biggest repeat questions a doula/caregiver can hear during labor and birth is ‘how far along am I’. Some women would prefer not to know, some women could care less, and some women desire this knowledge almost habitually. As with any intervention in labor...