Sun Kissed Doulas

03/02/2019

The black maternal mortality crisis is not improving. Doulas can help.

10/07/2018

New research shows that midwifery care is not just for the wealthy -- it has health and cost benefits for vulnerable women and provincial governments must act to increase their access.

04/18/2018

11/16/2017

07/30/2017

Having a baby and want to know if your hospital is particularly C-section happy? Yelp aims to make that process a bit easier with the addition of a new..

07/28/2017

Unlike postpartum depression (PPD), postpartum anxiety (PPA) can be difficult to diagnose. Thanks to increased awareness, though, more moms are on alert for signs they're experiencing something more than the baby blues. But if you have PPA, you won't…

05/21/2017

Researchers printed gelatin scaffolds into which they placed ovarian tissue, and then implanted the new organs in mice. Three out of seven female mice produced healthy offspring using the technology.

04/27/2017

An inexpensive drug could dramatically reduce the number of deaths of mothers from bleeding after childbirth in low- and middle-income countries around the world.

04/27/2017

Ina May Gaskin implied that Black women's poor maternal health was a result of bad eating, drug use, and other behaviors. And since she's often considered the "mother of modern midwifery," her blind spots have the potential to be multiplied thousands of times over among those she has influenced.

04/13/2017

04/02/2017

People make allowances for all sorts of grief. Compassion is often our first and most natural response when it comes to bereavement and loss, especially...

02/20/2017

After she lost her son, Tonda Thompson dreamed of a baby in a washing machine. She’d stuffed in dirty clothes and closed the door. The lock clicked shut. Water rushed in. Then she saw him, floating behind the glass.