Your Guide to a Healthy Birth Experience

For some birth givers touch can be such a comfort during labor. For those that do enjoy it, touch during labor can benefit in a few different ways: During contractions touch can be used to help a birth giver cope. In between contractions massage can help to relax the birth giver. This can help with letting go within the pause before the next contractions begins. Touch can strengthen the connection between the labouring person and those supporting them.

Once the excitement of finding out you are pregnant has passed, one of the first things that many pregnant women do is calculate their...

Read about an upcoming Free workshop being offered by Ottawa Doulas, Julia Davie and Michelle Appleby Clarida.

Water birth involves labouring and sometimes giving birth in a warm water-filled pool. The water provides a soothing, supportive environment

In this blog post Ottawa Doula, Julia Davie, explains each of these factors in detail and discusses how optimizing the physiological express

Looking for a drug-free, non-invasive way to manage labor pain? Consider renting a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)...

Imagine it. You have been pregnant for 9 months and have been anxiously awaiting your little one. You are just heading to bed when you...

What doulas pack in their doulas bag is a hot topic in the birth community! And what is more important to have in your doula bag than a...

I recently reached an important milestone in my life that I cannot let pass by without acknowledging. January 13th marked my 10 year...

When labour finally starts, when will I know it is the right time to call my doula? This is an excellent question! As doulas, we...

Essential oils can be a powerful tool to help bring comfort during labour. Some birth givers love to have soothing scents while others...

Pregnancy is a time when the human body is in incredible action. From ancient times to the modern day, cultures and their medicines the...

For some, birth is transformational and empowering. For others, birth is a means to an end. Either way, making informed decisions during...

If you're pregnant and living in Ottawa, you are fortunate in that there is a thriving doula community and many different and incredible...

Have you heard of TENS machines? In recent years, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) machines have become increasingly...

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