Berkshire Doula Collective

11/26/2018

Mamas know how to get creative. Baby carrying for 2, please!

11/20/2018

We love these incredible photos that show the raw beauty and drama of childbirth. We'd love to hear what you think! Did you choose to have your birth photographed?

The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers has announced the winners of their 2018 image contest, and the powerful photos that they have judged to be the winners show the raw beauty and drama of childbirth, as well as the sheer joy that follows.

10/22/2018

For all the new parents out there, you aren't supposed to know all the answers, but know that you have support, and you are doing great! Please reach out to learn more about our postpartum doula services.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/style/postpartum-doula.html?em_pos=large&emc=edit_li_20181004&nl=nyt-living&nlid=71629589edit_li_20181004&ref=headline&te=1

When a baby comes, friends and families don’t always know how to help.

09/25/2018

Becoming a mother is one of the most significant physical and psychological changes a woman will ever experience.

07/28/2018

To all our mamas, can you relate?

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/27/opinion/sunday/motherhood-in-the-age-of-fear.html

Women are being harassed and even arrested for making perfectly rational parenting decisions.

07/18/2018

Fantastic article discussing the research being done on the changes a woman's brain experiences during pregnancy. "Women experience a flood of hormones during pregnancy, childbirth, and breast-feeding that primes the brain for dramatic change in regions thought to make up the maternal circuit."

So why does prenatal care ignore the topic altogether?

06/14/2018