After working with San Luis Obispo families for over 20 years I am more strongly committed than ever to helping families find what feels ri...

This morning I noticed this intriguing post in our local ICAN group's Facebook page: I know this isn't an active group, but this i...

“How you deliver your baby should be determined by the safest delivery method, not which hospital you choose.”  I couldn't agree mor...

I recently ran into the quote on Facebook. I liked it so much I chose to use it as a cover on my Labor of Love Facebook page. Then I went ...

Approximately 10% of women will truly need to give birth to their babies via surgery. For most of the women in this country this is far fro...

Last week in the New York Times Roni Rabin reported on a new study coming out of John's Hopkins School of Medicine which throws a wrench...

A former doula & class client sent me a link to a blog piece by Cherylyn , a doula in Utah. Natalie knew I would be interested in this...

My doula journey takes me into people's homes and hearts. I am sometimes a receptacle for their smoldering anger or deep despair. I am a...

Wow!!! Great new site full of just the right info for women considering trying to go for a vaginal birth after a cesarean! Thanks to Megan B...

Great reporting on an important birth issue by someone in the mainstream media! This reporter does an excellent job of thoroughly explaining...

Women need to think twice before they put their lives at risk by saying yes to a repeat elective cesarean! This was just forwarded to me fro...

Why don't more doctors support a woman's desire to birth naturally after a previous c-section? This is the question posed in a recen...

As is often the case things are not as simple as they may at first appear. I posted the article below immediately after reading an article f...