Planning to have a baby in South Bend, Indiana? Here's some info about a local birthing location option: Memorial Hospital.
Local Birthing Location Options: Memorial Hospital in South Bend, IN
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Coming soon: childbirth education classes!
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Terms Explained: what’s a gentle cesarean?
April is c-section awareness month! If your friend who is planning a cesarean birth told you they are having a "gentle cesarean," or if you've never heard that term before, here's your quick guide to what that means.
Why I (a labor doula) hired a labor doula
If you're wondering why I would hire a doula, I see where you're coming from! "Aren't you a doula? Don't you already know what you need to know? Or have what you need to have?" Sure. But that's not what a doula is for.
What does it mean that Abby is a certified labor doula?
I'm happy to announce that I'm a certified labor doula: Abby Jorgensen, CD-L. What does that mean?
Rituals sacrificed
When people ask me what it was like to have a baby during a pandemic, I have an easy answer and a hard answer.
The easy answer goes, “It was tough laboring and pushing in a mask. I’m grateful that the nurses let me take it off a lot.”
The hard answer is more complicated. It goes something like, “I feel like we had to skip parts.”
Abby the Sociologist Doula 