In Italian, the literal translation of “to give birth”— “Dare alla Luce”— is: “to give to the light”. A beautiful, mellifluous phrase to describe the beauty and wonder of childbirth.
I’m Katharine Deeb and I’m a birth doula (CD)DONA. I am the mother of two teenaged boys, and I delivered both naturally, thanks to the help of amazing caregivers. I chose to become a birth doula based on my love of babies and women and the miracle of the birthing process.
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“Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers ~ strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength.”
- Barbara Katz Rothman, Birth Sociologist and Author
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http://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2012/01/26/the-big-bad-epidural/
Good blog about when epidurals ARE a blessing to a laboring mom…(click to read)
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Click to watch this great video on rebuilding the pelvic floor.
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Great article on epidurals. Click to read…
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http://childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10174&ClickedLink=257&area=27
The review found that, in comparison with women who had continuous support, women who labored without continuous supporthad longer labors and were less likely to have a “spontaneous” birth (with neither cesarean section nor vacuum extraction, nor forceps). Women without support were more likely to:
(click to read article)
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Durban, South Africa- Many Americans think of midwifery as being a movement from centuries past: old stodgy women going to log cabins and delivering babies. But for millions of women around the world today, a midwife is the only contact she and her new baby may have with any kind of professional care. Simply put, a midwife can mean the difference between whether an expectant mother and her newborn child live – or die. (click to read on ABC.com)
hero-midwives-saving-moms-and-babies-in-worlds-poorest-countries
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“The path to birth work is never a straight one. Sometimes, a doula is born in one moment; perhaps in the moment her own child is born or in a moment of witnessing another woman cross the threshold of motherhood.” (click to read this beautiful blog on doula-ing @ thisholywork.com)
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/health/27birth.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=birth&st=cse
The United Nations Population Fund and numerous aid organizations are distributing so-called safe birth kits in the developing world. The kits usually contain soap, a plastic sheet, a razor blade to cut the umbilical cord, tape, gloves, a towel to wrap the baby in and a pictorial instruction sheet. With these tools, almost anyone can deliver a baby safely…(click to read on NYTimes.com)
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Is Pregnancy Making You Too Hip? Hear YTU Instructor Tiffany Chambers-Goldberg tell her journey into pregnancy…(click to read on yogatuneup.com)
http://www.yogatuneup.com/blog/2011/08/31/is-pregnancy-making-you-too-hip/
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