One April a few years ago I picked up the phone. It was Brenda Ramler, a local midwife calling. "Hi. I'm working on a recommended r...

Pregnancy is such a tremendous time of growth; personal growth, family growth, spiritual growth and intellectual growth. It is an incredibly...

I’m Courtney Coleman of CookWell.org and I’d like to give you some ancient wisdom from India and China on whole foods diet & lifestyle ...

The first Christmas card has arrived! I love Christmas cards. I love to see the babies I was blessed to witness being born growing through t...

Sometimes I forget that one woman can make a difference. I get caught up, bogged down and generally frazzled trying to meet all my commitme...

Ina May Gaskin is America's premier midwife.If not for her I don't know what would have happened to birth in this country. Her bo...

In this series I will be delving into various ways a mother-to-be can promote a beautiful healthy pregnancy; reducing her chances of high bl...

Massage during pregnancy provides many benefits. Medical science has long recognized the value of massage therapy to aid in the treatment of...

There is nothing more powerful than women sharing information. Most women make important decisions about their health care based on things ...

A baby's homecoming is such a sweet time; especially if delayed by a stay in the NICU. Congratulations Kila & Mason! Enjoy your baby...

A new study once again shows the benefits of motherhood for the mother. Although you may feel like your brain is slower because of lack of ...

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...

I am including this birth although it is not local but it does have a local connection. I met Jessica and Clayton when they participated i...

This is the first installment in a series I have been thinking about writing for some time. Over the years I have learned so much from so m...

Two new books delve into an issue I have been educating women about for almost 20 years: “Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape th...

There is nothing more earthbound than a heavily pregnant woman. Waking or sleeping, she feels more and more weighed down as she slowly plods...

African Mother by Denise Cummings Below is a beautiful piece on mothering from an African perspective. It is filled with wisdom. The author...