by DCBirthDoulas | Friday, December 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
When it comes to safe infant sleep, it’s all about the ABC’s. It is very common for new parents to invest time and energy into activities to keep their babies safe while awake, like baby proofing, sterilizing bottles and limiting the transmission of viruses and...
by DCBirthDoulas | Monday, May 3, 2021 | Placenta, Skin to Skin, Third Stage Labor, Uncategorized
The third stage of labor is often an aside or an afterthought; however, this stage of labor is significant for many reasons. Its important to understand the physiology of this phase, as well as to understand common interventions when things aren’t going exactly as...
by DCBirthDoulas | Tuesday, February 16, 2021 | Birth Stories, Black Birth Stories, Early Labor, Labor Support
Early labor – the sometimes nebulous time between pregnancy and active labor. Early labor is clinically defined as any labor activity before the cervix is dilated to at least 6 centimeters. Your body may move through early labor in a matter of hours or over the...
by DCBirthDoulas | Tuesday, January 19, 2021 | Birth Support, Birthing Support, DC Birth Doulas, Labor Support, Uncategorized, Year End Review
In 1936, in the depths of the Great Depression, an obscure rowing team from the mining and lumber towns of Washington traveled to Berlin, Germany for the Olympic Games. With every aspect of the game stacked against this unlikely team, something happened that is hard...
by DCBirthDoulas | Wednesday, November 18, 2020 | Pregnancy and Work, Work and Pregnancy
By Averjill Rookwood Doula & Employee Benefits Strategist Balancing work and parenthood have never been an easy job. In recent years, the 24/7 accessibility expectations of the digital age present new challenges to parenthood. The global pandemic that we are in...
