"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has."...

Joe was screaming. His cries pierced my heart and filled my head with panic. It was our first long car trip. My son was about 8 weeks old ...

California Measles Outbreak; What's a Parent to Do? How to Not Gain MY Trust

I believe in breastfeeding both for the healthy growth of a child and the healthy growth of a mother. When a new mother breastfeeds she l...

Starting from Scratch  I grew up on wonder bread sugar butter sandwiches; except it wasn’t even butter but soft margarine from a tub. I...

Months ago I was asked the question how did my husband show his support of my choice to breastfeed our son? I am ashamed to admit that I ...

PREPARING FOR BIRTH Healthy Beginnings/Healthy Choices:   Get your pregnancy off to a great start! Why Should I Take Classes?   If yo...

Learning from Our Birth Sisters.   Why I have begun my birth story project. A Safe Place: Stories Can Help Us Heal.  The importance of ...

My Parenting Group: For on-going support after your baby arrives. Re-framing Birth: Thinking about birth from your baby's point...

TOPICS OF INTEREST TO PREGNANT COUPLES The best reason to take care of yourself! Food for Thought: Posts from my Facebook series...

I would like to introduce you to a resource I rely on for my doula clients, Erin Parsons,DC owner of San Luis Obispo Chiropractic. Over t...

This is Nora Lewis the certified nurse midwife who caught my son at Sierra Vista Hospital in 1990. That birth changed my life forever and ...

The story of midwifery in America is a classic power struggle for women’s rights, respect and choice; a tale of the clash of women’s cultu...

Many women who birth outside of a hospital setting are changed by that experience for the rest of their lives. It begins in pregnancy as the...

The Decision to Use Pain Medication in Labor: For most of us from the very beginning being a mother is hard. It requires you to give of...

Whose Risk are We Talking About? "We must never underestimate the power fear of litigation holds over obstetricians. In my experi...

Listen to Ina May Gaskin, master midwife, author and recipient of the Right Livelyhood Award, shares her wisdom about  induction and due d...

Food for Thought: "In the early months, in most families, the mother-infant attachment is more obvious and more intense than that bet...

Food for Thought: I have thought a lot about how women decide whether to use a midwife or doctor for their birth. I think it really comes ...

I believe in breastfeeding both for the healthy growth of a child and the healthy growth of a mother. When a new mother breastfeeds she ...