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...
by DCBirthDoulas | Wednesday, October 28, 2020 | Postpartum
Blog written by Ayesha Chatterjee, Metropolitan Doulas If you are pregnant or hoping to be, it is likely you have a plan for your birth setting and space, the people you would like present, and the process you would like to see unfold. These are your choices – and you...
by DCBirthDoulas | Friday, October 2, 2020 | Anxiety, Pregnancy, Mindfulness, Perinatal Mental Health
During pregnancy there is a tendency to focus on a person’s physical health rather than mental health. But in reality there is no separating the connection between the well-being of our bodies and our minds. During pregnancy, the physiological changes in a pregnant...
