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24 Apr

The Infant Microbiome: 6 Things Every Parent Should Know

1 September 202424 April 2017 by BirthWorks International

Guest post by Toni Harman

Unleashing the Science: 6 Things Every Parent Should Know About The Infant Microbiome

For the past five years, I have been fully immersed in bacteria. More specifically, my partner and I have explored the wonders of the human microbiome, the bacterial ecosystem that lays the foundations for lifelong health.

As documentary filmmakers, we’ve been in a privileged position to travel tens of thousands of miles interviewing dozens of world-leading professors.

11 Dec

Seeking a Balance

1 September 202411 December 2015 by Cathy Daub, PT, BWI Founder

The biomedical and systems approaches to labor and birth by Cathy Daub P.T. This article was recently published in the magazine Pathways To Family Wellness, Issue 48. The knowledge of how to give birth is already inside every woman. Women need encouragement to have more faith in, and a greater appreciation for, their bodies’ wisdom. …

21 Aug

We Would Like to Introduce “The Baby Way”!

1 September 202421 August 2015 by Cathy Daub, PT, BWI Founder

What better way to show cardinal movement, rotation of a baby through the pelvis, than by demonstrating with The Baby Way, manufactured by BirthWorks International. This is an “Ah Ha” moment for any pregnant woman, helping her to understand the importance of movement in labor. A must have tool for any Childbirth Educator, Doula, or …

10 Jul

Birth Doula Workshop Testimonials

1 September 202410 July 2015 by Cathy Daub, PT, BWI Founder

I was really drawn to the birth is ancient, and the “something we are born to do” philosophy. NZ The workshop was much more than I expected. I feel as though I have gained so much knowledge in just a few days. The role plays really helped me to see what it would be like …

10 Jul

BirthWorks ACED Program Testimonials

1 September 202410 July 2015 by Cathy Daub, PT, BWI Founder

The ACED Workshop met all my needs and even those I didn’t know I had! The pace of the workshop was very good – not too fast or slow. It was very comprehensive in all ways: modelling class activities, returning to philosophy, using energy, techniques and human values, and more. Thank you so much. This …

07 Jul

Choosing a Childbirth Education Program

1 September 20247 July 2014 by Ashley Collins

Choosing a childbirth education program has been a struggle for me, until I found BirthWorks International. Some programs place a heavy value on one “method” over another. Some will provide tools parents need to cope with a birth at a home or at a hospital but rarely will help women develop a universal “know-how” and help …

25 Jun

Becoming Home: A Memoir of Birth in Bali

1 September 202425 June 2014 by BirthWorks International

by Melinda Chickering When I tell friends from the USA, my home country, how we chose to give birth, they always say, “You’re so brave!” What would possess an educated, middle-class, thirty-something American woman to choose to give birth in a bathtub in Bali, rather than ensuring that she had the most advanced medical care …

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28 May

My First BirthWorks Practicum Childbirth Class

1 September 202428 May 2014 by Cathy Daub, PT, BWI Founder

You’ve read the books. You’ve conducted your hospital surveys. You’ve written your topic papers and completed your medical study critiques along with other requirements. You’ve attended a BirthWorks Childbirth Education Workshop. You’ve read the BirthWorks 500+ page comprehensive Educator Manual and completed your Comprehensive Essay Exam. You’ve advertised for your first practicum class and there …

14 May

Meet Our Experts

14 May 2014 by Cathy Daub, PT, BWI Founder

BirthWorks International is pleased to welcome a diverse group of birthing professionals to answer your questions about birth, health, pregnancy and nutrition! With years of experience working with pregnant women and their needs, we’re confident that our panelists have just the expertise that you’ll be looking for. As our Celebrating Birth 2014: Ask the Experts event …

08 Apr

Birth: The Mystery

1 September 20248 April 2014 by Mali Schwartz

A physician who specializes in infertility problems told his colleague the following: “One day I was peering through a microscope at a fertilized ovum, and I realized that all that this cell will have is carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and a few trace metals; and from this single cell will develop a whole human being, …

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