Doula Annamaria

07/07/2024

HUOM! Doulatilin sähköpostiini oli tullut kysely synnytysdoulauksesta, m***a poistin erehdyksessä sähköpostin kun piti poistaa toinen. Jos olit minuun yhteydessä sähköpostitse, laita viesti uudestaan, tarkoitus oli vastata siihen eikä poistaa sitä :)

21/03/2022

Great summary - full text of this scientific paper available- see below "The human gut microbiome harbors a diverse range of microbes that play a fundamental role in the health and well-being of their host. The early-life microbiome has a major influence on human development and long-term health. Perinatal factors such as maternal nutrition, antibiotic use, gestational age and mode of delivery influence the initial colonization, development, and function of the neonatal gut microbiome. The perturbed early-life gut microbiome predisposes infants to diseases in early and later life. Understanding how perinatal factors guide and shape the composition of the early-life microbiome is essential to improving infant health. The following review provides a synopsis of perinatal factors with the most decisive influences on initial microbial colonization of the infant gut. https://oaepublish.com/mrr/article/view/4644

26/08/2021

Jos et vielä ole Aktiivinen synnytys ry:n jäsen, nyt kannattaa liittyä!

24/07/2021

Please sign this. Preventing the spread of covid is important, but not allowing women and birthing people to have their partner or other chosen person at the birth of their baby is cruel and very harmful. Traumatic birth experiences have serious consequences for both parents and child and being supported by those you love is extremely important for the safety of the whole birth process. There is really no sense in terms of covid either in restricting access from people that are with the birthing person anyhow just before the birth. Sign and share!

1768 signatures are still needed! End Birth Restrictions

07/07/2021

So true! We love to hear that sacred birthing song.

03/05/2021

Tältä näyttää kun kohtu supistuu synnytyksen aikana. Kun sanotaan, että synnytys on kuin maratooni, sillä ei viitata vain mahdolliseen pituuteen, synnytyksessä keho tekee valtavaa fyysistä työtä! Henkisen ja fyysisen jaksamisen kannalta hyvä valmistautuminen on todella tärkeää.
Jos haluat henkilökohtaista tukea ja valmennusta synnytykseen ja siihen valmistumiseen, laita viesti!

Inspired by a stunning contraction image I saw on birth becomes you, I found this one. I love her tattoo. But also, wow! You can really see how powerful and adaptive bodies are during pregnancy. Also, when folks say they feel like their baby is right in their ribs...this illustrates why.

30/04/2021

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but attachment parenting in a detached society is exhausting.
No. It’s not your baby.
There is nothing wrong with them if they want to be held all the time.
No. It’s not you.
You’re not doing it wrong.
Your feelings of exhaustion and depletion and being touched out are normal- considering the weight you’re carrying. Those feelings, and the deep ache underneath them - are a reminder that you were never meant to do this alone.
Babies want to be held. And we want to hold them close. Exclusive/extended breastfeeding, cosleeping, babywearing- all of these are intuitive, ancestral practices that have kept our species alive throughout history. Attachment parenting is just parenting!!
But never before have we parented in such isolation. There were always other hands stirring the soup pot, other aunties, and sisters, and uncles and grandmas, and cousins, and neighbors helping with the daily tasks and child rearing. Other arms carrying the weight of raising humanity. Together.
And now, it’s just you. Alone in the kitchen, trying to stir the soup and bounce the baby and play with the toddler and keep an eye on the big kid and answer the phone and sweep up the mess and tackle the laundry and .....
No matter how magical your baby wrap is — it can’t take the place of a whole village.
So no, you’re not doing it wrong. You’re just trying to stay connected in a world set on tearing you apart.
But don’t give up mama. I know you’re tired and touched out, but you’re giving your baby exactly what she needs. And maybe one day, when she’s raising her own babies,there will be a village around her, helping her hold it all together.

Beautiful words and Pic by on Instagram

19/04/2021

When you're both processing what just happened...

14/02/2021

Toivottavasti lisätään myös riittävästi työvoimaa...

Maaliskuussa laskettuja aikoja on Uudellamaalla enemmän kuin synnytyksiä samassa kuussa 2020.

09/02/2021

“New research finds that with C-section, if immediate skin-to-skin with the mother isn’t possible, a newborn baby can really benefit from having immediate skin-to-skin contact with the father (or partner).

The study by Ayala A. et al., (2021) found that when a mother isn't available after surgery, babies born by C-section have a more stable heart rate if they lie on their father's bare chest than if they are placed in a crib/cot, or held in the father's arms”

New research finds that with C-section, if immediate skin-to-skin with the mother isn’t possible, a newborn baby can really benefit from having immediate skin-to-skin contact with the father (or partner).