Southwest Louisiana Birth Services

07/23/2025

Popping in to announce that the July Prepared Childbirth Class series starts this week, and our next one will begin in September (for later November due dates). If you have questions or want to secure your spot, send us a message!

02/03/2025

Our next Childbirth Course starts February 11 in Lake Charles! If you are due April-July, or even August, this is the course best timed for your due date (we will not have a May/June/July session this year). We have room for you to join in, message today or sign up through www.SWLABirthServices.com to join us!

12/22/2024

If you are in the second or third trimester and looking to amp up your confidence and knowledge about how to work with your body for a great birth, now is the time to sign up for a spring childbirth education course! Contact for details or to reserve your space!

09/24/2024

Classes will be on Tuesday evenings, starting tonight! This series will be best for later November through January due times, and I have room for another couple to join in. Message today to save your spot!

09/09/2024

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Going into labor nourished and hydrated is often critical to a smooth and uncomplicated labor and birth.

If you’re in early labor or are showing some signs that labor might be starting soon and can eat something substantial, always choose that option first. In more active labor, usually when surges are getting stronger and closer together, many women don’t have much of an appetite at all. However, getting bites in here or there of snacks she can stomach can be important for keeping energy up especially for a longer labor.

Run far, far away from any birth place or provider still clinging to the dangerous and ridiculous idea, one that has been disproven over and over again, that women should not eat or drink in labor. If they don’t know that, they shouldn’t be trusted with the rest of your pregnancy, labor, birth, or postpartum care. Denying food or hydration to women in normal labor is abusive, counterproductive, and it is a sign that a place or provider does not understand physiology or even stay up to date with all the evidence showing how important it is. (And no, just “allowing” clear liquids, ice chips, or dye-filled corn syrup popsicles is not enough.) It’s common sense that nourishment and hydration are necessary for such a physiological feat.

Full article on the site today with our list of the best snacks and drinks during active labor!

https://www.madeforthisbirth.net/post/snacks-for-labor

06/30/2024

Want to look forward to your birth with confidence? Join us for a prepared Childbirth course! 11 weeks long, meeting on Tuesday evenings in Lake Charles. This session starts July 2nd, and is best for September through October due dates. Message to reserve your space today!

04/16/2024

Preparation for childbirth improves birth outcomes! Here are some of the reasons why. Our next series of classes starts tonight, and we have room for one more couple, if you would like to join us!

03/24/2024

World Doula week begins today! Many people are not fully clear about the role (and benefits) of having a doula. This graphic is a great overview.

03/14/2024

Childbirth Education improves outcomes! Our next class starts April 16th, sign up now!

"Antenatal classes through formalised childbirth education and an intentional plan for birth have been shown to increase likelihood of a spontaneous vaginal birth"

Spontaneous vaginal birth (SVB) rates for nulliparous women are declining internationally.There is inadequate understanding of factors affecting this …

03/07/2024

My breastfeeding journeys were so improved by experienced help! Thank you Courtney Walker Deitch!

Happy to all the amazing people both in and outside of our organization who have dedicated themselves to helping families achieve their lactation goals, and who provide essential support and education about breastfeeding.

02/10/2024

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02/08/2024

The evidence on delaying clamping the cord has been extremely compelling for decades- it's so good to see that it is now being more widely accepted and shared!

Delayed umbilical cord snipping is worth the wait for preemies