by Scarlett | Sep 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
When I teach childbirth classes and meet with my doula clients, the number one thing that most partners want to know is how they can help. The good news: You can help. The bad news: Help in labor doesn’t always look how you think it looks. For labor support, it’s less...
by Scarlett | Oct 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Labor is hard. We all know that. The most challenging aspect of labor, aside from the intense sensations and the obvious intricacies of getting a full sized baby out of a woman’s body, is that it’s unpredictable. It’s impossible to know how long any labor will last...
by Scarlett | May 1, 2015 | Birth, Doula, Surrogacy
Hi, I’m Scarlett. I’m a mother, wife, childbirth educator, birth doula, and last year I added one more title to my list: gestational surrogate (or gestational carrier). Gestational Surrogacy means that the carrier becomes pregnant with an embryo (or embryos) that are...
by Scarlett | Feb 27, 2014 | Childbirth Education, Mindfulness
By Keely C Helmick, LPC, Doula Mindfulness has been incorporated into most aspects of life, including birth preparation. But what is mindfulness as it relates to birth? In this blog I will be giving an overview of mindfulness and how it relates to birth preparation...
by Scarlett | Jan 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Keely C. Helmick, LPC and Doula With the onslaught of stories, experiences, blogs, and tweets it is no wonder there is so much fear surrounding birth. Whether it’s the fear of pain, fear of Cesarean, or fear of “freaking out” and losing control,...
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