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06/02/2016

This!

On Monday, May 23, I watched my sister Natalie labor for eight (of 12 total) hours and deliver a beautiful baby girl. She made it the whole way with no drugs, a feat she desired to achieve, but that she was fully willing to relinquish if things were not going smoothly or if the pain was too much to…

05/14/2016

Here you go ladies!

Calling ALL breastfeeding photographers!

05/10/2016

Heads up Mommas

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05/08/2016

Good read for you and your partner

acupressure can help jump start labor, ease labor pain, or get contractions going stronger. Find out how to do it yourself or with your partners help.

05/08/2016

Such a sweet but real thing. Your babies will always know your smell and your touch

05/08/2016

Hey everyone sorry for my absence I have been chasing my dream of becoming a midwife. I'm back and ready to help you make your dream birth a reality!

07/19/2015

Something to remember when wondering if baby is getting enough breast milk.

Great visual reminder. Tag a new breastfeeding mom!

07/08/2015

Super Mom. If you believe you can do it, then you can.

"That moment when after 2 previous cesareans, in a city where primary c-section rates hover around 50% and Vaginal Birth after Cesarean is banned at the local hospitals, you rock your and daddy helps you catch your baby boy and bring him to your chest. This mom was absolutely amazing laboring and birthing her baby at home!"

06/29/2015

I posted these on my website and in my brochure. These need to be seen by every expectant mother and their partner

I had a doula, because I am type I diabetic so I was told I had to have my baby at the hospital (though, I might contest that with my fourth!). She was amazing! I highly recommend a doula. She helped me learn so much that I didn't know before hand. She became a good friend because we spent a lot of…

06/28/2015

Very interesting read. I wish this article would have been around when my daughter was 2 weeks late. Has anyone else been way past their "due date".

What is a due date? What are the risks of going past your due date? Does inducing labor for going past your due date increase the risk of C-section?

06/24/2015

© 2013 by Rebecca L. Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN of www.evidencebasedbirth.com This is an updated version of an article that was originally published in June 2012. In addition to updating this article, I partnered with Doulaville Seattle and ImprovingBirth.org to create a handout version of this article c...

06/24/2015