Have you heard of “delayed cord clamping”? Delayed cord clamping is the common term used to describe keeping the umbilical cord intact in order to respect the physiological process of birth to the best of our ability. Keeping the cord intact has multiple health benefits for both you and your newborn after birth. Ask your doula to remind your ccare… Read more →
Guess what Jess the Doula Said
I am a pretty expressive person. Those of you who read my blog posts regularly probably already have a sense of this! In person, I often talk with my hands and seem to (apparently) amuse my friends with pronounced facial expressions. As a result, my birth friends have taken up creating captions for facebook photos I’ve been tagged in. It… Read more →
Epidurals
If you follow my blog or facebook page regularly, I think it is obvious that I think normal, natural childbirth is beautiful, amazing, and powerful. But the most important thing to me is that women have access to honest, accurate information so they are able to make informed decisions about their childbirth options. I will always support your right to make… Read more →
Hospital Birth Happiness
As soon as I met Charito and Eric, I fell in love with them as a couple. Which is awesome, because one of my doula friends, Sam Talbot always describes the doula’s main job as being “to fall in love with the birthing woman.” They were a beautiful couple, excited about starting a family. During our prenatal visits, I watched… Read more →
Vancouver Birth Ralliers at St. Paul’s Hospital
I missed the birth rally last night at St. Paul’s Hospital (because I was doula-ing at a birth at a different hospital). With, I must say, an AMAZING nurse who was 100% supportive and amazing at explaining options in a mother-centered way. THANK YOU to the medical staff out there who truly honour and respect birth and birthing women, who… Read more →