Amy and Pedro came to my Confident Birthing class this summer. Here is Aurelia’s birth story. Enjoy! Aurelia’s birth went really well, we were very lucky. I had a very long prelabor – started getting light contractions on the evening of Saturday the 8th but was able to get some sleep and did not experience any real discomfort. […]
Penny Simkin was in Pittsburgh and I got to meet her!
On Monday, 10/15/2012, I had the honor and the pleasure of meeting and learning from the incomparable Penny Simkin. She happened to be in town for a conference and took some time out of her busy schedule to meet with a small group of doulas, childbirth educators and midwives at a local Panera. (note to […]
Milk Sharing: Mother to Mother Breastmilk Donation
So it’s World Milk Sharing Week, and I’m participating in the blog carnival. I talk about Milk Sharing in my Breastfeeding Essentials class. In class, I also handout a resource sheet on breastfeeding, the links to the Milk Sharing information are on the handout as well as on the Resources tab here, on the website. For […]
Birth is a Human Rights issue.
Last night, we screened Freedom for Birth. We had a nice turn out and good discussion afterwards. It got me thinking (no big surprise there). Birth is a Human Rights issue. So why is it that women are often treated as if they are incompetent to make their own decisions regarding their own bodies and […]
Postpartum Depression Presentation by Brittany Edge, MA on September 28
Friday, September 28 7:00 – 8:30 pm Free Here, at the Center. Organized and Facilitated by Heart and Hands Doula Services, which has been providing support to Pgh area women before, during and after birth since 1995. Hosted by Shining Light Prenatal Education. Brittany Edge, MA, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Area Coordinator for Postpartum Support International […]