I've been really sitting with a passage from Hope Deferred by Rev. Dr. Serene Jones. I wanted to share it with you today, Holy Saturday, as I and others commemorate the time between Jesus's death and resurrection.
A reflection for Holy Saturday
Tag: birth
Book Review: The Women Who Caught the Babies
I encourage you to read this short book. And then read it again.
The Smithsonian exhibit on Black midwives you can visit from your living room
Here's a free and easy learning opportunity!
I’m a certified doula — again!
I'm excited to announce that I have earned my birth doula certification with DONA International! I've been a certified birth doula for a while, but I wanted to earn the DONA International certification for a couple of reasons: First, DONA International is a part of all of the national and state-level conversations about insurance coverage… Continue reading I’m a certified doula — again!
Small Business Saturday is all about support
This year, I've got two resources to highlight for support people as you're shopping on Small Business Saturday.
Terms Explained: what’s Vitamin K?
You're looking at your adorable newborn, welcoming them to the world, and then somebody's asking you about giving them some kind of a shot?! What IS Vitamin K, anyway?
Protected: Handout for my talk at the DONA International Summit 2022: Pearls of Wisdom
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DONA International Summit 2022: Pearls of Wisdom
This post is for attendees of the DONA International Summit 2022 who want to access the handout for my presentation.
The “Cars” quote that best explains cervical checks
I was excited to recently be featured in a Natural Womanhood article about cervical checks. I was even more excited that they included my very favorite quote from "Cars," which I think very well illustrates what cervical checks do and do not tell us.
6 ways to progress in labor
You've probably heard about measuring progression in labor through dilation ("6 centimeters now!", or "Ugh, I was 1 centimeter at my last appointmet" – that kind of thing). But did you know that there are five other important steps that we expect to see happen during labor? Here's a handy breakdown of the six main ways people progress in labor.
Abby the Sociologist Doula 