by Cathy Daub, Founder and President of BWI It is no surprise that we are contaminating our environment with toxins. What is not as well known is that some of these “forever chemicals” cannot be destroyed, and may be still another cause of preterm birth. A premature birth by definition is one that occurs before the 37th week …
Book Review by Cathy Daub, BirthWorks Founder Where would we be if our earth did not have an ocean on the surface? How connected are we to the ocean for our survival, and in fact birth? Dr. Michel Odent is a living treasure, a visionary leader in the birth field, and a prolific author of …
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 …
One of the beauties of a strong and vibrant community of birth workers is that our conversations quickly delve into conceptual yet crucial topics such as human rights in birth, the effects of language and persona on confidence, power dynamics in the laboring room. This talk brings us, as birth professionals, to a higher plane …
At our professional forum our speakers commented on the following: Question #1: What is the most important thing that women need to learn: Amber Price: They have the power to change anything. One voice can make change. Consumer demand is important. Lewis Mehl Madrona: Consumer demand brought the epidural epidemic. If consumer demand was for …
By Michelle Chevernet, CCE (BWI) An Uptick in Refusal Not too long ago, somebody in a Facebook group I’m in posted a beautiful home birth picture (yay!), with a caption stating something along the lines of “Born at home, in water, lifted him out myself, no eye ointment, no vaccines, no Vitamin K! Proud natural …
You Learned to Breathe When You Were Born Do you believe pregnant women need to be taught how to breathe when preparing for their labors? Just as women are born with the knowledge about how to give birth, so they have also learned to breathe when they were born. There are a number of concerns …
By Cathy Daub with extracts from midwife, Jean Sutton “The Rhombus of Michaelis?” people ask, “What’s that??” Most women giving birth have never heard of it before and yet it plays a key part in every birth. I first heard about it from midwife Jean Sutton in New Zealand. She went back and studied the …
by Tara Thompson, Doula Student BWI I truly believe the media as a whole does a grave disservice to mothers-to-be when it comes to pregnancy and childbirth. The majority of what we see on television inaccurately portrays birth in ways that leave women feeling fearful and having unrealistic expectations of their upcoming birth. It also …
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