In 2020, like many, we had time to reflect on the past and re-create what BirthWorks’ future would be. So we asked key people involved with BirthWorks – What is the BirthWorks Experience to you? They have been with BirthWorks for a long time, starting off with attending a BirthWorks workshop, becoming certified, and finding …
A doula focuses on the mother’s needs during labour and birth. A Kangaroula does this also, but primarily advocates for the BABY during labour, birth and the first 1000 minutes of life. The kangaroula has additional training in skin-to-skin contact (Kangaroo Mother Care), hence kangaroo + doula = kangaroula! Mother’s body (and also the other …
A Kangaroula is advocating for the baby, speaking for the tiny baby that has no voice and needs to cry to get across the message that they are expecting their basic biological needs to be met. The Kangaroula provides care focused on the needs of the newborn baby and their brain in the first hours …
For many women, it seems encoded in their DNA that they were born to birth, however, I was not one of them. My passion for birth came during my mid-20s after having had little interest in birthing myself. I now realize that it doesn’t matter when or how it emerged because it all comes from …
Do I Need to Take A Childbirth Education Class? Birth: a journey in life On this, one of the most important journeys of your life, don’t you want to be sure you’ve made careful preparations? Just imagine yourself going into any journey, not knowing what to expect, having no education on what to anticipate, and …
What Does a Postpartum Doula Do? How Does a BirthWorks Postpartum Doula support a new mother and her baby? Our unique training instills confidence to help you serve new mothers and their families through a human values approach that is sure to make the weeks at home with a newborn, more joyful ones. Welcoming a …
How Does a BirthWorks Birth Doula support women in birth? We hope this gives you a deeper sense of what a BirthWorks Birth Doula does and how they provide support! Always reach us with questions: info@birthworks.org For parents: you can find a BirthWorks Birth Doula here or check our our Parent Workshops For aspiring professionals: …
I was at the birth of my nephew some years ago and the moment he came into the world is one that I will never forget. There was hardly a whimper. His mother gave birth with him on her hands and knees and he came out the back. As soon as his head emerged, I …
Parents, if you have landed here, you are on your way to being amazing parents. Below are the quickest tips that summarize some key things we teach new parents in Child Birth Education classes. We hope they empower you to learn and ask more, as well as create some wonderment about birth and mothers’ abilities: …
By Cathy Daub, Christine Wood, and Cristin Tighe “Birth is a dynamic happening, not a passive endurance test.” -Jean Sutton Birth is one of life’s most powerful, intimate, and transformative experiences. It is the moment when two journeys—the mother’s and the baby’s—intertwine most profoundly. Yet, in modern maternity care, birth is often presented as something …
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