Tag: labor

How to honor a loved one who has died, as you welcome a new baby

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Birth and death often go hand in hand. This is often true for families who are welcoming a new little one while mourning the loss of someone they love - often a parent or another ancestor. Here are some ideas of how you can incorporate that loved one's memory into your birth and early postpartum experience.

Small Business Saturday is all about support

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This year, I've got two resources to highlight for support people as you're shopping on Small Business Saturday.

The “Cars” quote that best explains cervical checks

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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

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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.