Childbirth education, birth doula, and bereavement doula services that are science-based and faith-informed
Did you know that, in the United States: Black embryos and fetuses are up to twice as likely to be lost to miscarriage as white embryos?Black fetuses are more than twice as likely to be lost to stillbirth as white fetuses?Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related condition than white women? Read more of my latest… Continue reading We need to talk about racism in healthcare for pregnant mothers
It takes less than an hour to donate (from walking in to walking out; the needle is only in your arm for about 10 minutes). And each unit donated can save up to three lives. But can you donate if you're pregnant? Or postpartum? Or lactating?
It takes less than an hour to donate (from walking in to walking out; the needle is only in your arm for about 10 minutes). And each unit donated can save up to three lives. But can you donate if you're pregnant? Or postpartum? Or lactating?
In this month often associated with honoring the dead, you might see a lot of flowers. Here are five ways flowers are associated with honoring the dead.
I recently wrote for FemCatholic a bit about my dissertation and doula work and what I've heard the most from parents and those thinking about entering parenthood in the past year: "I don't know if I can do this." Do you want to support them? I have some ideas for how you can do that.… Continue reading How to support moms after the COVID baby bust
I was honored recently to be featured in the University of Notre Dame College of Arts and Letters newsletter. You can find the link in this post!
It's World Breastfeeding Week, which is awesome, but anytime is a good time to share some ideas for how you can support your lactating friend! Read on for my top seven tips.
If February, the pandemic, politics, or the weather has got you down, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed with negativity. In the spirit of finding beauty and helping others in the face of feelings of loss, here are 17 ways to bring beauty to a suffering world right now. I wrote these ideas aiming… Continue reading 17 ways to bring beauty to a suffering world right now
Fatherly, a digital publication for parents, interviewed me and my coauthor, Elizabeth McClintock, about a project we are working on looking at parenting and risk in the United States.
Abby the Sociologist Doula 