- The Birth Collection -

My most popular articles on pregnancy & birth.

Welcome to The Birth Collection:

This is a directory post that spotlights my most popular, favorite posts on pregnancy and birth.

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BONUS READ: Witches, Midwives, and Nurses - a History of Women Healers

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CONSCIOUS PREGNANCY

can you meet your baby before birth? prebirth communication & meditation

make 'labor calm spray' with Bach flower essences, gem essences, and essential oils

what homebirth supplies do you really need for unassisted birth?

helping your child prepare for a new baby

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RETHINK BIRTH SERIES

Part 1: why do we need empowered childbirth?

Part 2: do your own research!

Part 3: ask questions ... and question the answers

Part 4: the cascade of interventions

Part 5: read positive birth stories!

Part 6: sleep, move, & eat real food

Part 7: relationships and decisions

Part 8: don't feed the tigers

Part 9: recentering the motherbaby

Part 10: genuine postpartum help

BONUS: know your rights!

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HEALING TRAUMA

freeing yourself from past pain and fear - a post about birth trauma

how to have a gentle* cesarean

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BIRTH STORIES

why we need birth advocacy: my 3rd birth story

a dream homebirth: fourth time's the charm

the healing, unassisted freebirth of my fifth baby

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FREEBIRTH

from avoidance to a calling: how I got into birthwork

five births - a personal journey to freebirth

is there a place for doulas in freebirth?

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DOULAS

what kind of doula am i?

how i ‘failed’ my first client as a birth doula

what is a birthkeeper? how doulas end up as peacemakers

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BIRTH-AWAKENING

removing women from the world of birth: on gender inclusivity

on abortion as a doula and birth professional

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LIFE WITH BABY

benefits of babywearing: passive parenting done right

cloth diapers 101: what to buy, how to wash, and why wool is my favorite

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CONSCIOUS MOTHERING

how birth affects our daughters

empowerment & anger - a mother's journey

inspiring the peaceful mother – an interview

on feeling inadequate as a parent

after the last baby: thoughts on being 'done'

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