Doulas as the key to continuous care

A mother told me this story. Her baby was a couple weeks old. The birth went well, but now a fever and redness on her breast worried her. She called her midwife who wasn’t clear about what it was. Whatever she told her to do may not have been enough, or soon enough, because the […]

The Inversion Worked

“Gail, “Thank you so much for your help and information. She began the inversion pose, and when she went in on Friday for the version, the baby had turned! YES!” This email note was from a local doula who was helping a pregnant woman who found out her baby was breech at 36 weeks gestation […]

The Tsunami of Technocratic Reproduction

The natural birthing community is feeling the oppressive weight of the technoreproductive tide that threatens to wash out all birth as nature designed it. I remember the Florida nurse that told me her hospital administrators told their doctors to get to a 50% cesarean rate and maintain it. Once there, the number will only rise. […]