As Mother's Day has come and gone for another year I am confronted with the cold reality that most mothers around the world don't h...

The American Academy of Pediatrics latest guidelines on car seat safety recently hit the news. Are you confused about which seat in your car...

From a booth at Earth Day to a school hallway to Garden Street to Mission Plaza; this year marks a milestone in the history of this local a...

Are you breastfeeding and working? Whether you are leaving your baby and stepping back into a suit or juggling working from home it is chall...

What a difference an hour and a half can make in one family's life! "This little piggy went to market"... Big brother says he...

Parker Wilson became a part of one of my favorite familys on January 14. Between Heather and John, brother and sister, I have been honored ...

Pfieffer Rose and her daddy; love at first sight! This little girl is one of the strongest, smartest babies I know. She knew exactly how to ...

Your birth brings healing and joy out of past pain, fear and suffering. You are the best valentine gift; a family complete.

Midwives are human beings with all the good and bad that goes with that. The alternative birth community would like to present to the rest ...

Today I stumbled upon an online debate over different views of midwifery. As commonly happens in arguments each side seemed to think it was...

Your five-year-old child casually looks up from his plate of mac and cheese and utters some of the words most feared by parents,“Where do ba...

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 ...