Progressive Parenting

I just attended the Trust Birth Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, (I am a doula).It was an amazing, mind-blowing and Oxytocin-filled adventure. I got to meet some of my heroines and I learned so much! STOP HATTING Something new that I learned from Carla Hartley at the closing of the conference, was why we should stop putting little [...]

Monday night on Progressive Parenting Radio my guest will be Laura Shanley. She is an author, freelance writer, speaker, and childbirth consultant. She is widely recognized as one of the leading voices in the natural-birth movement. Her expertise is frequently sought out by television and movie production companies, as well as media outlets around the globe. [...]

If I told you dads could be empowered during their significant other’s birth would you believe me? That dads could be into it and feel empowered? I believe this is possible, and so does Jo Valley. He is the founder of EMPOWERED PAPA, a website dedicated to just that! Tonight was the first time I’ve [...]

We are so excited to add yet another channel to our station of help and support. This particular show is all about supporting the woman that supports families! This show is for doulas only. Tune in every week and speak with seasoned professionals, share stories and ask questions. As doulas our job can be exciting, [...]

  In a recently published White Paper by the California Maternal QualityCare Collaborative researchers in California confirmed that the high number of cesarean sections performed in the United States and in California put mothers and babies at increased risks and add significantly to healthcare costs with little evidence of health benefits. The report also confirmed that there [...]

Most newly pregnant moms know too little or get way too much conflicting information. When women hear about Doula’s and their benefits, naturally they want to hire one. The following is a list of how Doulas can be helpful during labor and birth: * decrease in epidural use * fewer cesarean births * decrease in [...]

I just finished reading Rachel Reeds blog post on Nuchal cords and had to share with other Doulas. I think when many of us (Doulas) start out, most of us just know that we want to help women and babies. At a MANA conference in Mexico, I sat in on a class taught byWhapio Diane Bartlett, [...]