Questions to Ask your Care Provider

by Leslie Tagorda | Oct 26, 2018 | Childbirth Preparation, Childbirth Resources

Questions to Ask your Care Provider ​What​ ​is​ ​your​ ​philosophy​ ​on​ ​natural​ ​birth? ​What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​of​ ​women​ ​who​ ​want​ ​to​ ​give​ ​birth​ ​without​ ​any​ ​intervention? ​What​ ​can​ ​you​ ​do/recommend​ ​to​ ​help​ ​me​ ​have​ ​as​ ​low​...

Group​ B​ Strep Prevention​ Protocol

by Leslie Tagorda | Oct 18, 2018 | Childbirth Preparation, Childbirth Resources

Steps to avoid GBS before your baby’s birth* Written by​ ​​Claire​ ​Dawn, Herbalist,​ ​Photographer,​ ​and​ ​Infant​ ​Potty​ ​Training​ ​Coach Message​ ​from​ ​Claire: It’s​ ​good​ ​to​ ​work​ ​towards​ ​avoiding​ ​group​ ​b​ ​strep​ ​(GBS)​ ​​ ​right​...

10 ways to reduce pain in labor without drugs

by Leslie Tagorda | Apr 19, 2018 | Childbirth Preparation

AKA “less ow and more WOW!” You’ve likely spent your entire life hearing the word pain associated with childbirth. Just the word PAIN in and of itself, is part of what causes birth to be more painful. I can tell you that birth does NOT have to be excruciatingly...

The Human Attachment Project

by Rachel Yellin | Apr 16, 2018 | Childbirth Preparation, Childbirth Resources

Suzanne Arms created a free series of 6 Master Classes called The Human Attachment Project and it broadly address the issue of attachment, stress, the special vulnerability of boys and men, babies and their development, the human brain, how our body speak (if we will...

Interview with Hello Healing

by Leslie Tagorda | Mar 30, 2018 | Childbirth Preparation, Media Interviews

I had a delightful time chatting with Stacey Weinstein of Hello Healing on her video series Meet the Healers. Stacey and I first met in San Francisco when she was pregnant. In the video on your site you can hear us chat about how the birth experience can be approached...

Interview with Doula Classroom

by Rachel Yellin | Jan 26, 2018 | Childbirth Preparation, Media Interviews

I had such a great time talking with Liz who runs an amazing website The Doula Classroom. The Doula Classroom is a site dedicated to teaching the art and craft of birth doula work. In this interview, I talk about how I came to this work, how the mind-body work...