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...
by Scarlett | Sep 9, 2019 | Birth, Doula
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 | Birth, Doula, 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 | 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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