Virtue & Valor Birth Services

12/06/2025

This is incredible!

16/04/2025

24/03/2025

Picture that I can feel ❤

📸 Joanna Davidovich

18/01/2025

We are thrilled to announce that Rixa Freeze's Project ECHO lecture is now available for free! It is titled "Vaginal breech birth: Why it's important and how it works" and was sponsored by the University of Utah. To access the lecture: https://breech.thinkific.com/courses/why-how-eng

This is a great introduction to vaginal breech birth for both parents and providers. It explains why vaginal breech training is important and then shows the normal steps of physiological breech birth, including deviations from each step.

At the end of the lecture, Dr. Freeze answers audience questions. A resident also presents a case study, and we hear responses from BWB's David Hayes and Kristine Lauria.

08/01/2025

12/11/2024

Just think about the fact that over this whole woman’s life this is the one moment she’d choose to go back to and change. How women are treated during their births are carried with them forever.

09/11/2024

Good advice. Labor and birth are work. That's why it's called labor!

17/10/2024

Fascinating!

In 1929 Ge**er began an advertising campaign to convince dieticians and pediatricians that canned baby food was just as nutritious as homemade food, and even better because it was scientifically prepared.
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As part of the campaign, doctors received free Ge**er products for patients. Ge**er also funded research touting the health benefits of their food. That research—vaguely worded and devoid of peer review—was published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, positioning it as scientific fact.
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Alongside these efforts, Ge**er stated that women who prepared their own baby food were neglecting their husbands—and babies. One 1933 ad read, “For Baby’s Sake, Stay Out of the Kitchen!”
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Alongside these efforts, Ge**er advocated for starting solids at 3 months old. And by the 1950’s—after 20 years of advertising—the average age of introducing solids fell to just 6 weeks old.💔
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Since then the medical community realized that too-early introduction of solids displaced valuable nutrition from breast milk/formula. The consensus among medical institutions today (AAP, U.S. National Institutes for Health, and World Health Organization) is that it’s best to introduce solids at 6 months old. It is at this time that most babies are developmentally ready to eat and need more iron. Conveniently, 6 months is also when babies are capable of feeding themselves.
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Baby food was invented. Mom guilt was marketed.
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There is no perfect order of introducing solids. No no need for “stages” of thickness. These were all constructs in the name of profit.
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Convenience has its place. I love a good yogurt pouch and rely on Cheerios when traveling. But the idea that real food has to be hard isn’t good for anyone. Babies don’t need banana pudding or pricey pouches—a banana is fine!
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There is a reason feeding feels complicated. Corporations spent the last century telling your grandmothers and great-grandmothers that they would be bad moms and wives if they didn’t buy pre-prepared baby food. So the next time you feel a twinge of guilt for feeding your baby YOUR way, remember that it’s not you. It’s history.

11/10/2024

Can’t wait!

North Alabama Moms, let's come together for something totally new!

🌿 Join us for Wholy Mama in Huntsville– a day of connection, learning, and encouragement! 🌿

If you’re passionate about natural living, Jesus, and raising healthy, happy families, this event is for you. All ages, and any levels of "crunchy" are welcome! Maybe you're just starting to question mainstream health practices... we want to meet you too!

✨ What to Expect:

Education on natural parenting and healthy living.
Inspirational speakers sharing wisdom on holistic and holy living.
A supportive community of like-minded moms.
Great vendors for additional support!
Worship and encouragement!

🗓 Date: Saturday, October 12
📍 Location: 1435B Paramount Drive, Huntsville, AL 35806

Let’s come together to empower each other and embrace a lifestyle that nurtures our families and our faith.

👉 Reserve your spot today and join the movement! WholyMama.org

03/10/2024

The countdown has begun! Who is excited?! We are doing all of the last minute things, even on vacation, and can't wait to see this all come together!

18/09/2024

Do you know what's better than episiotomy for easing a birthing baby out? The Side-lying Release! (See in the comments) When the neurophysiological approach to easier birth isn't known, and when the focus is on the provider to "do something" (and not on the birthing pair who are doing something!) then a force approach (cutting) gets prioritized. Physiology--the stretching edge of birth care!

12/09/2024

We would LOVE for you to help us promote this event so it can be a yearly gathering in our community. Please post this 8.5x11 flyer where you work or at your church and share our social media posts. October will be here soon! www.wholymama.org