You’ve done your best laboring at home as long as you were able, and now you think it’s time to transfer to your birth place of choice...

Tour all the hospitals. And the birthing centers. Even talk to a home birth midwife! Yes, even if you’re already set on your birth...

Someone recently asked me for advice on an unepiduralized birth as they had heard that was my experience with my son. My biggest advice...

Are you familiar with the idea of “evidence-based practice” in medicine? It’s a term those of us in medical professions have had drilled...

I want to give you all an exciting update on the status of my doula business. If you’ve missed the tid bits released through my stories...

I had the great opportunity to attend a Spinning Babies conference this last week led by Spinning Babies expert Tammy Ryan. I’ve utilized...

Let me make this clear, just because you are about to have a baby does not remove the autonomy you have over your body; you still get to...

One of the most important decisions you make when preparing for your birth is choosing a care provider who is genuinely supportive and...

You may have seen the announcement that a couple friends and I are starting a St. Louis group of Wine & Gyn next month. What the heck is...

Short of continuous presence and physical comfort, your support person (Or doula! Hire one today!) has another seemingly simple task of...

I can't even told you who initially gave me this parenting insight, but I'm almost certain I encountered it years before even becoming...

The hours and holidays and time away from our own families is one of the biggest hurdles for many birth workers. Outside of the logistics...

If I could convince you to do one singular thing in labor, it would be to MOVE. Yes, if you're still in the very early stages and you...

As a birth doula, I’m a huge advocate of moms and families preparing mentally, physically, and emotionally for labor and birth. BUT...

I almost always suggest to my mommas that they try yoga out while they are pregnant. And I almost always get a look of shock or brushed...

If you follow me on social media at all, you've probably seen me practically beg you to take up a simple yoga practice while pregnant....

What gets you all excited to the point that your ears focus in, you can't look away, and you could engage and discuss and debate for...