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How to use Counter Pressure for pain management in labor

by supportingher | Nov 5, 2020 | 0 Comments

Counter pressure is a great skill to master, whether you are planning to labor at home or if your plan is to give birth without pain medication. It is a tool for everyone's toolbox. In this post and in the video below, I will break down this pain management technique...

Giving Birth During a Pandemic: 10 Questions to Ask Your Care Provider

by supportingher | Apr 9, 2020 | 0 Comments

There are a lot of unknowns in healthcare right now. Dealing with the coronavirus has been challenging and care providers are doing their best to provide the quality care to their patients while managing safety of the entire healthcare team. As you read through...

10 Things to Know about Cervical Exams

by supportingher | Feb 24, 2020 | 0 Comments

In my experience as a doula and childbirth educator, I have found that there are many incorrect beliefs in regard to exams of the cervix in late pregnancy and labor. For this reason, I have put together this list of the 10 things that all pregnant people should know...

Postpartum bleeding explained

by supportingher | Feb 10, 2020 | 0 Comments

No matter what type of birth experience, vaginal or cesarean, there will be postpartum bleeding. When the placenta detaches from the wall of the uterus there exists an open wound. The majority of the bleeding that happens after birth come from this wound site. In...

How to Support Your Partner During Vaginal Exams

by supportingher | Jan 27, 2020 | 0 Comments

Vaginal Exams are a common procedure during labor and birth, but I have found that they aren't always understood. We have some great suggestions on how to support your partner while they are having an exam, but first it's important to get some background information...

What is membrane stripping and why would I want it?

by supportingher | Jan 14, 2020 | 0 Comments

Waiting to go into labor can be challenging. When the estimated due date comes and goes on the calendar and you are still pregnant, you and/or your care provider might consider induction of labor. However, other providers and families decide to wait for labor to...