Keys to Natural Childbirth when Delivering at the Hospital
Childbirth is an experience that many women wish to undergo without medication and chemical interference. This desire is not without good reason. Much research proves that all the medications offered...
View ArticleReflections on Natural Childbirth at the Hospital
Dr Cynthia Gabriel PHD and doula from Michigan comes from a rich background in anthropology studying the cultures of birth in Canada, Russia and the United States as a doula. I once hear her speak...
View ArticlePTSD From Childbirth and the Doula
Studies are showing 25%-35% of women within the United States are reporting that their births were traumatic. This indicates that approximately 1 in 4 women report their birth as traumatic. That is...
View ArticleBreastfeeding and the Doula
All babies have an innate instinct towards breastfeeding. Babies are naturally born knowing the way to the breast. What gets lost in the ability to successfully breastfeed is often the lack of support...
View ArticleMidwifery Model of Care vs Medical Model of Care: Surrounding Childbirth
One of the biggest differences between the medical model of care and the midwifery model of care is the individualization of care that the midwife provides. To truly individualize care means to strive...
View ArticleBringing the Midwifery Model of Care into the Medical Prenatal Experience
The application of the Midwifery Model of Care has been proven to reduce the incidence of birth injury, trauma, and cesarean section. May 1996 Midwifery Task Force Pregnancy and birth are normal life...
View ArticleCraniosacral Therapy and Prenatal Care
Craniosacral Therapy is a type of Manual Therapy that Calms/Balances the Nervous System of both, mother and child, encouraging emotional bonding which can otherwise be short-circuited due to pre-natal...
View ArticleAttitudes About Midwifery
Many people have heard horror stories about the danger of birth. They have been told about the increased safety of birth with the increase of medical knowledge. Many people therefore believe that birth...
View ArticleVisceral Abdominal Massage in Charlottesville, Va
Did you know….. Dominique is one of the Only Therapist in our area that has extensive training and experience in Abdominal and Visceral Manipulation Therapy? She has taught many therapist her...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Fluid Dynamics of Craniosacral Therapy
All organisms seek to find balance individually and within their whole ecosystem. We can see this clearly demonstrated in nature when we look at a tree that continues to live and grow by adapting its...
View ArticleBIRTH: Hospital vs. Home
Did you know that having your baby at home can be as safe as having your baby at the hospital, if not safer? The British Medical Journal published a study in 2005 (click here to read), following 5,418...
View ArticleMaking Sense of the United States Birth Statistics
Most people inherently think that giving birth in a hospital is the safest option for childbirth. But did you know that United States hospitals are THE most dangerous place to give birth in the...
View ArticleFloating Babies
Water is a natural element that babies can relate too. Their bodies are literally born out of water, with the addition of having spent 10 months in a amniotic sac suspended in amniotic fluid. Babies...
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View ArticleBreastfeeding and the Doula
All babies have an innate instinct towards breastfeeding. Babies are naturally born knowing the way to the breast. What gets lost in the ability to successfully breastfeed is often the lack of support...
View ArticleMidwifery Model of Care vs Medical Model of Care: Surrounding Childbirth
One of the biggest differences between the medical model of care and the midwifery model of care is the individualization of care that the midwife provides. To truly individualize care means to strive...
View ArticleBringing the Midwifery Model of Care into the Medical Prenatal Experience
The application of the Midwifery Model of Care has been proven to reduce the incidence of birth injury, trauma, and cesarean section. May 1996 Midwifery Task Force Pregnancy and birth are normal life...
View ArticleCraniosacral Therapy and Prenatal Care
Craniosacral Therapy is a type of Manual Therapy that Calms/Balances the Nervous System of both, mother and child, encouraging emotional bonding which can otherwise be short-circuited due to pre-natal...
View ArticleAttitudes About Midwifery
Many people have heard horror stories about the danger of birth. They have been told about the increased safety of birth with the increase of medical knowledge. Many people therefore believe that birth...
View ArticleVisceral Abdominal Massage in Charlottesville, Va
Did you know….. Dominique is one of the Only Therapist in our area that has extensive training and experience in Abdominal and Visceral Manipulation Therapy? She has taught many therapist her...
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