Why I Am Becoming a Birth Doula

by Jillian Aragon, current BWI Birth Doula student, living in Switzerland Becoming a Doula I want women to believe in themselves. Yes! I want all women to become more connected to their bodies. I believe this job offers me and my clients an incredibly important investment in their wellbeing, and the well-being of all female …

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Experience with BirthWorks Childbirth Educator Workshop

by Dr. Tiffany Jones, BirthWorks Childbirth Educator certification student I attended a virtual Childbirth Educator Workshop in August not really knowing what to expect. The “forever student” part of my brain thought we might be focused on science and statistics because so much of my educational experience has been such. I was initially wary of …

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Phthalates & Preterm Birth – Instead Choose Health

by Cathy Daub, Founder and President of BWI It is no surprise that we are contaminating our environment with toxins. What is not as well known is that some of these “forever chemicals” cannot be destroyed, and may be still another cause of preterm birth.  A premature birth by definition is one that occurs before the 37th week …

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What About Love? The Physiological Effects of Feeling Safe in Birth 

by Christine Wood, BWI Childbirth Educator student “… all physical functions are affected by what is going on in our minds. Breathing, digestion, elimination of waste, heart rate and blood pressure, and in labour uterine function, are profoundly affected by emotions, beliefs and relationships. It has been known for a long time that stress can …

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You Are The Placebo

by Libby Zandbergen, BWI ACED certification student Your Are the Placebo, by Dr. Joe Dispenza, is a thought-provoking book that explores the transformative power of the human mind in affecting physical and mental states. While the book doesn’t specifically focus on childbirth, its principles can be incredibly beneficial for empowering mothers and influencing positive birthing …

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Learning Kangaroula – Reflections on the Kangaroula Workshop & Hold Your Prem Book

by Felicia McKeemanBWI cross-certification student, childbirth educator, doula and assistant midwife I personally have found this a very beautiful process of unlearning to relearn how to care for the human baby. The way we treat them and care for them; helps them to grow and develop. We must help stop the unnecessary need to take …

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Infant Feeding and Neonatal Sleep Cycles 

by Nils Bergman, MD Birthing parents are often given the recommendation to wake their babies every three hours for feeding.  We asked Dr. Nils Bergman, on our BWI Board of Advisors and who teaches our Kangaroula Workshops to provide evidence-based research addressing feeding schedules in neonates, as well as the importance of neonatal sleep cycles …

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