Sisters in Arms Doula Service

29/04/2020

15/11/2019

This is heartbreaking. Educate yourself, advocate for yourself! Trust your instincts and make sure you have people in your corner who will support you in following your instincts. Our medical system is failing maternity care.

The US is the most dangerous country in the developed world to give birth in. 55th in the entire world.

27/10/2019

Oh my, this is me to a T 😂! Hope you’re all enjoying this wonderful fall weather!

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11/09/2019

This!

10/09/2019

I love this visual! It does look different for everyone but this is great!

25/08/2019

I’m a little late sharing this but, on August 10, I had the honor of attending such a beautiful birth! Mom and dad did so amazing! Dad did LOTS of double hip squeeze! Mom rocked this birth beautifully! Being able to witness y’alls love and trust in each other was truly humbling. What a blessing! They’re sweet baby girl made a very special appearance ❤️.

Thank you for allowing me to be part of your birth team! God bless your sweet family!

25/08/2019

Here’s my availability for this fall. Let me know if you’d like to set up a consultation. Hope you’re all having an awesome day!

26/07/2019

Gosh y’all! Our bodies are so flippin’ cool! I find this completely fascinating!

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🚫STOP! YOU CAN CHECK PROGRESSION OF LABOR BY PURPLE LINE🚫
Routine checks to check for dilation during pregnancy are unnecessary, they tell us nothing, and they carry risks that outweigh the benefits. But what about checking for dilation during labor?🤔 Is it necessary?🤔 Are there other options besides invasive va**nal exams?🤔
📌Checking for dilation during labor by placing fingers inside the va**na is the standard routine care. This can be painful during labor and can also cause problems like:
😭Accidentally breaking the bag of waters.
😭Introducing bacteria and risk infection to you and baby.
😭You might have not progressed quickly enough for the care provider, you are left feeling like your body doesn’t work and now you are asked to start the cascade of interventions😩
📌☝🏻All this is not fun and some studies have shown that the overall accuracy for cervical dilatation is between 48% to 56% with 1 cm error, to 89.5% to 91.7% and this accuracy is reduced with the increase of cervical dilatation 😒
📌Less invasive method is checking THE PURPLE LINE💜
📌ON WOMEN OF COLOR IT LOOKS LIKE A GRAYISH/SILVER LINE
📌A study showed that the purple line appeared in 75.3% of women during the active phase of labor and appearance of the purple line in the prediction of labor progress had 90.2% sensitivity😀
📌The appearance of a line of red/purple discoloration is seen to arise from the a**l margin and extend between the buttocks reaching the nape of the buttocks at the onset of the active stage of labor. There is a correlation between the length of the purple line and cervical dilatation and the station of the fetal head. So the higher up the line goes, the closer you are to having your baby!
💜According to the appearance of the purple line in most of the cases and its high sensitivity and specificity, we can use it as a non-invasive complementary method for clinical assessment of labor progress💜
✅We shouldn’t feel pressured into va**nal exams. The WHO says mothers should be left alone to labor without time constraints to limit unnecessary interventions and they emphasize that the number of va**nal examinations should be limited when necessary✅
Reposted from Badassmotherbirther