Cristin Tighe 
BirthWorks is committed to supporting all women, in all places, equally with evidence-based information and a holistic and values-based philosophy. We want every woman to understand their own embodied power, the process of labor and birth, the risks of interventions, as well as informed consent, and their rights. When those all align, women (and their …
The phrase “breast crawl” refers to what a baby does instinctively after birth. Put on their mother’s lower abdomen the baby initiates a natural crawl process where – with time – the baby moves their body up toward mom’s breasts. Given skin-to-skin contact with their mothers almost all babies can get up to the breasts …
Water birth has many wonderful benefits and is safe (for most mothers and babies*). There is a strong connection between mother’s fear, feeling safe in birth, the impact and importance of birth place, and how to assure love pervades the birthing context (learn more here). Water birth helps all of these very significant things. When …
Women who already experienced past trauma – and others who also experience the loss of a child and/or other related perinatal losses – have doubly challenging circumstances to overcome on their path to parenthood. There are not many resources about trauma’s real impact in birth, and even less on the combined impact on survivors AND …
Loving, well-intentioned parents may be challenged to make the best choices for their baby. This happens in part because well-intentioned providers in hospitals often tend to be too risk averse. Mom may feel doubt if labor takes longer. Parents may be pressured to allow interventions… many of which are unneeded and bring cascading risks, like …
Did you know that the position of the baby impacts how it can move during labor and the quality of the birth? Positioning is one of the major influences on the kind of labor that occurs and the way a new mom’s baby is born. The most favorable position is called occipito anterior (OA) prior …
Birth Reborn book is a classic and keeper for any birth professional’s bookshelf and for parents wanting inspiration and to feel confident in their ability to birth. Its timeless concepts are exceptionally valuable for birth workers and parents alike. BirthWorks International is honored to work closely with the author Dr. Michel Odent, to promote his …
Mental Health Challenges & How to Minimize Them Maternal mental health is so often not acknowledged, maybe misunderstood, and has large impacts (both short and long term), if a mother does not get support. With BirthWorks as a foundation, often many mental challenges that mothers experience are minimized. This is because during childbirth preparation, we …
Value of a Birth Doula and Purpose of Labor Support How is labor support (having a birth doula) valuable? Labor support is valuable to a new mother because there is someone with the woman, during the process, who assures that she is empowered, self-expressed and supported. Having a “birth assistant” makes the whole process better. …
My inspiration to be part of BirthWorks started with my childbirth educator workshop in 2005 and the amazing mentoring afterward to support my BirthWorks-certification. At that time in my life, I was earning a Masters degree, but honestly felt I did more work for BirthWorks certification, and work that was more valuable! The depth of …
BirthWorks affirms birth as an intensely felt, uniquely empowering transformational experience and believes together we positively impact the future of our planet by promoting gentle, loving birth practices.
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