by Scarlett | Jan 12, 2023 | Birth, Childbirth Education, Doula
Planning a birth always means deciding where to give birth. Knowing the cesarean rate for a given birth place can be a concern and a decision-making factor in the location of birth but, frustratingly, the numbers can be hard to come by. That’s why I have crunched them...
by Scarlett | May 28, 2022 | Birth, Childbirth Education, Doula
If I wasn’t already nerdy about stats and numbers, becoming an Evidence Based Birth® Instructor really brought home for me how important it is to know what your hospital’s numbers really are, but they can be tricky to find and interpret. As an aside, you can sign up...
by Scarlett | Jun 25, 2020 | Birth, Childbirth Education, COVID-19, Doula
This pandemic isn’t something I was prepared for. Yes, I knew it could happen in theory, but were any of us truly prepared? I worried about what it would do to my work as a doula, what it would do to my clients’ ability to have doula support during their births. But...
by Scarlett | Jan 14, 2020 | Birth, Childbirth Education, Doula
Labor is often compared to a marathon. And it’s a comparison that goes a long way (see what I did there?). But it doesn’t go all the way. I’ll tell you what I mean. The analogy works when we think about the fact that labor is quite a journey and often takes a long...
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