Category Archives: doctor

How to Make the Best Out of Your Hospital Birth

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

By Liz Derry, CPM, LM, birth doula Before the Hospital Do your homework.  Research the hospitals in the area and their common birth practices.  Do they have portable monitors for the laboring mother?  Do they have squat bars available for … Continue reading →

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Jonathan’s Birth Story, Written By His Mom, Cassie

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

December 11, 2011 It was somewhere around the 28 week mark that it finally sank in that I was about to give birth. My most recent sonogram hit me between the eyes like a 2×4, and I realized at some … Continue reading →

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Finally, We Meet (planned doula assisted hospital birth written by the Mom)

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Finally, We Meet                 We found out on St. Patrick’s Day, 2011 that we were pregnant. It was a surreal moment. I wanted to get pregnant and was very excited about the experiences that I would have as a mother, … Continue reading →

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The Birth Of William (a planned doula assisted hospital birth to a first time mom whose husband was deployed) written by his Mom, Meredith

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

I never thought I would actually go into labor on my due date. Everyone said I was still carrying very high so I had anticipated Will arriving sometime over the weekend. However, in the middle of the night on Nov … Continue reading →

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Rebekah’s birth story written by her Mom

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

I had been uneasy and anxious about delivery since about the time I saw two lines on the pregnancy test. She is our fifth, and the first four came in a very ‘conventional’ hospital environment. All deliveries had been tough … Continue reading →

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Are You Important Enough to Have Your Chosen Health Care Provider at Your Birth, Without Having to Be Induced?

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

    If there is one thing for certain about an expecting Mom, it is that she has a desire to feel important, and a need to feel understood and cared about by her care provider.  Many women turn to friends or colleagues for … Continue reading →

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Ever Feel Like Your Doctor isn’t Hearing You, Much Less Listening?

Posted on October 24, 2010 by

    Working as a nurse for the last 13 years, I have seen a lot of this. Not that doctors are a bad lot, because, I really don’t believe that. It seems to me, that they start out truly caring … Continue reading →

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