Slow Birth
September 7, 2011
By Latham Thomas
Slow Birth is ecologically attuned midwifery/doula care with respect to the balance of nature. Over the years, the Slow Food movement has benefitted from a lot of traction in the sustainable food community. Everyone speaks about slow food, the ecology of mother Earth, where our sacred food comes from, how it’s been cultivated, even the soil composition. The food justice and sustainable food movement prides itself on preserving just food for all. Because I’m in… Read More >
What Does a Doula Do?
April 14, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Andrea Crossman, RN & Doula I just returned from the home of new parents Nikki and Sam, where we had our postpartum visit joined by Nikki’s mom (grandmothers are the original postpartum doulas) and two and a half week old Leo. We ate salads, reminisced about the birth, discussed breastfeeding, and enjoyed the afterglow of the experience. Nikki shared that her birth was different than what she had imagined—and absolutely wonderful; a statement she… Read More >
My Home Birth Team
March 3, 2010
By Kristen Suzanne
It’s a beautiful time in my life. I’m six months pregnant and feeling blissful beyond belief about my plan to have a home birth attended by my husband, midwife and doula. It’s going to be the ultimate birth team! I have no fear of childbirth and actually view it as an exciting rite of passage. I have confidence in my body and baby to do what we women have been doing since the beginning of… Read More >
