Family-Centered Cesarean: M’s Story

Family-Centered Cesarean: M’s Story

Two years ago, on May 15, I supported an incredible family-centered Cesarean birth at the University of New Mexico hospital here in Albuquerque. I’m sharing the story here from my point of view, with permission from my client, M. M is, to put it simply, a tour...
17 Ways To Practice Postpartum Self-Care

17 Ways To Practice Postpartum Self-Care

So, you just gave birth. Life is…intense. Of course you love your new baby, but the postpartum grind can be as crazy as it is wonderful (maybe even more crazy than it is wonderful, let’s be honest). From the hormones to the leaking milk to the baby who...
TENS: The Forgotten Labor Comfort Tool

TENS: The Forgotten Labor Comfort Tool

A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to attend a TENS unit training with Penny Bussell Stansfield, a DONA doula trainer. But what is TENS, you ask, and why are you writing about it on a doula blog? Well, TENS stands for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation....