Don’t want an unnecessary c-section, but still plan to birth in a hospital? Then, you owe it to yourself to find out the cesarean section rate at the hospital where you anticipate delivering your child. According to an article published in the medical journal Health Affairs this month, “vast differences in practice patterns are …
Natural birth has been at the foundations of Everything Birth from its conception. It began in 2001 as a small resource center offering natural birth classes and workshops. Everything Birth’s owner, Crystal White, wrote, “My first child was born in 1997, and at the time I was still contemplating …
New Classifieds Listings Arena Made Specifically For Us! Everything Birth thinks of, well… everything. Not only have they brought us a free community forum (where we can swap stories and information,) a fabulous consulting program where we can earn money by doing what we already do (spread the word about …
When I tell my birth story to some people they just can’t believe that I carried twins for 37 weeks thinking there was only one baby in there. They ask “weren’t you really big?” No. “Couldn’t you feel a lot of movement?” Kind of. But I had nothing to relate …
I am not a sheep. I do not just do things because everyone else is doing it. I guess that is why when I got pregnant I needed to know everything I could learn about what I was going to experience. After scouring through book after book, I realized that …
I think this word describes the childbearing year best. All of the changes we encounter as we first realize we are pregnant, our bodies morph into an incubator, and most importantly we evolve into Motherhood. The emotions, and hormones, and realizations all seem to be parts of this wonderous …
Each week I will feature a Midwife, Doula, Birth Center, Child Birth Educator. This week I have for you Eunice Romero. Take a peek at what Eunice has in her birth kit. Eunice Romero Birth Kit …An ancient river of blood will flow on through me. …
I know it is a bit ironic what I am about to blog about. I am basically going to rant a bit about the overconsumption of media these days. Here I am just adding to the machine with this blog which in turn I am advising to tune it all …
Or anyone else that just does not get it. Adults included. If you have a toddler and you are planning a homebirth, look no further for a simple way to explain what is happening. Kelly Mochel has written and illustrated a wonderful children’s book that explains everything. The illustrations depict …
When I was pregnant I wanted as much information as I could get about the next year of my life. I learned very quickly that not all information was helpful. And most of it was based on fears. I just wanted real information from real women. I love birth stories. …
