Hospital Childbirth 101 Class- June

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Stations in Labor

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Dads Are Awesome!

Arriving Earthside

Doulas and Midwives

This is a slide show that shares some beautiful moments in the birth process. It features some of my favorite people and birth photographers, Robin Baker with Birth Blessings and Catie Stephens of Vuefinder Photography. These ladies are true artists. They understand birth and know how to capture the vast beauty that few of us get to witness or remember.

The Process of Labor

This is a fantastic video that was created by a birth center in India, Healthy Mother Sactum. I love how this midwife demonstrates how a mother's movement affects the pelvis and aids with labor progress.

I just want to remember this...

Penny Simkin on Delayed Cord Clamping

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Michel Odent- "Love cocktail" in birth

Michel Odent is a leading researcher and doctor in the birth and breastfeeding world.  In this short video he discusses the hormones of birth and their importance. His accent is adorable.

Dr Greene on Delayed Cord Clamping, TICC-TOCC

Woman Centered Birth

Thank you to Heather McCue of Island Childbirth for summing up our abilities to bring our children into this world. I created this artwork so feel free to print and share.

Doulas + Dads = Great Team

Dad's and Doulas make spectacular, amazing, phenomenal, brilliant support teams!  A big shout out to all the amazing dads I have been honored to work with.

Thank you to the creators of this pic over at yourdoulabag.com » Doulas Dads = Great Team

Peaceful Birthing Environment Infographic

The brilliant ladies over at my doula bag created this simple reminder graphic for hospital births.

yourdoulabag.com » Peaceful Birthing Environment Infographic

Reducing fear of birth in U.S. culture: Ina May Gaskin at TEDxSacramento

Epidurals and a doula

I love this infographic!  We as Doulas must be doing some darn good stuff to be showing such a reduction in the chance of a C-section. I also like that it shows that a doula is for all expectant couples, no matter what their birth goals are.

Corona Regional Hospital is AWESOME!

 

As a Doula I have worked in good number of hospitals-

• Rancho Springs Medical Center
• Palomar Medical Center
• Fallbrook Hospital
• Riverside County Hospital
• Riverside Community Hospital
• Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital

And now add to the list Corona Regional Hospital- my new FAVORITE!!  As far as hospitals go Corona Regional has knocked the socks off all the rest! I recently had the opportunity to support a couple at this great hospital.  For so many reasons, it was AMAZING!  From the moment that we arrived the nurses were kind and patient.  They honestly seemed happy to see us. Throughout the rest of the labor they continued to be very accommodating to all of our needs. In a hospital environment the nurses make all the difference. I actually was really looking forward to this birth because I took a yearlong Lactation class with several nurses from Corona Regional. Sadly none of them worked while I was there but I made a couple new nurse friends that I look forward to working with again!! 

The hospital is a little older but what it lacks in fanciness it makes up in quality maternity care.

Another great thing about Corona Regional Hospital is that it is an accredited Baby Friendly hospital. It is one out of only 164 hospitals in the whole United States to earn this award! I watched them up hold all of the Ten Standards required.

Click here to learn more about Baby Friendly Hospitals.

Check out Corona Regional Hospital and see if it will fit your birth needs. They offer free Maternity walk-through tours:

Wednesdays (two per month) from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. and

Saturday (one per month) from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. 

Reservations are required. Call 951-808-6721 to schedule a tour.

Note: I was in no way paid or compensated for writing this. I just feel that praise needs to be given when it is earned. 

Photo credit given to : "Mother And Her Newborn Baby" by David Castillo Dominici

Online Expectant Parent Education

I just found a site with loads of great info! Sutter Davis Hospital in Northern California has got it going on! Check out all of the Special fact sheets for new (every) mothers that this great hospital has to offer! I LOVE all of these 2 page fact sheets because they are based on scientific research. If I had to choose, my favorite topics in the prenatal section are:

Topic #2 Only Breast milk for the First Six Months Shares the scientific reasons of why this is important.
Topic #4: Possible Effects of Medications and Anesthesia
Topic #5: Early Skin to Skin Contact

Be sure to surf around this site if enjoy reading information published by this amazing hospital.
Expectant parent Eduction provided by Davis Hospital in Northern California
--links are bold and underlined

Prego yoga study

Medical study:  Efficacy of yoga in pregnant women with abnormal Doppler study of umbilical and uterine arteries. <-- link
That is a mouthful! Plain English: This is a study about the effects of yoga preformed by the expecting mother on her soon to be newborn.

"In babies the birth-weight is significantly higher (P < 0.018) in the Yoga group (2.78 +/- 0.52 kg), compared to the control group (2.55 +/- 0.52 kg). Occurrence of complications of pregnancy (pregnancy-induced hypertension, intrauterine growth retardation, pre-term delivery) shows lower trends in yoga group"
Another interesting fact about this study is that the control, the non-yoga group, walked twice a day for a half hour.

(I think I would be more inclined to do yoga, or any exercise for that matter, if I had a cute outfit to do it in! I am sure there has to be a medical study to support this!)

Reducing Infant Mortality Video

Reducing Infant Mortality from Debby Takikawa on Vimeo.

I found this beautiful video over at one of my favorite sites, Spinning Babies. Personally I have a hard time seeing infants who are struggling so the first 3ish minutes were not my favorite. Get through those and learn a wealth of information. Minute 9ish talks about the incredible positive impact of breastfeeding on avoiding infant mortality. Many awesome moments of breastfeeding mothers.
I did hesitate a little in sharing this clip. In the video, the births that had minimal interventions are by mothers that many would consider hippy-ish or too natural because they are often naked or birthing in a position other then on their back. Dress or birth in a position that is comfortable to you. Intervention free or natural does not mean naked. For the birth of our 4th child I choose to wear a tankini top because I did not want my ta-tas flopping around like they did in my 3rd birth.

Stations of baby during labor

Understanding stations of the baby's head <--link br="">
You Tube's description of this clip: "The animation follows the baby's progress through the mother's birth canal, marking the baby's position by how her head lines up with specific points in the mother's bony pelvis."