Preparing For Birth

Today pregnant women need to be consumers and self-advocates. Many childbirth classes are teaching strategies to better these skills. This is not by chance, but rather by the often one-size-fits all packaging and management from pregnancy onset to labor through immediate postpartum in the care provider offices and hospitals of today.
Many routine tests are done [...]

Visit http://www.birthingtouch.com/ for upcoming childbirth classes serving the Colorado Springs area and for CAPPA childbirth educator trainings in Colorado, Missouri, and Utah.

Proper support is important for childbirth – builds confidence in mom, builds safety in mom, lowers complications, interventions, medications and cesareans.
Induction is only for medical reasons – big baby, past “due date”, tired [...]

Having a cesarean section will likely get you a baby, but generally much more than you bargained for.
Let me count the ways in no particular order:

A scar that in no way makes a bikini look better. Sometimes described as a shelf or a pouch.
The feeling of failure, guilt or less than deserving of motherhood.
The [...]

“Pushing felt good.” “The urge to push was unstoppable.” “I felt like I was going to split apart.” “It hurt so much more than I thought it would.” “I didn’t want to push.” “Why did I have to hold my breath and tuck my chin?” “Why were people yelling at me?” “All I wanted to [...]

There are many reasons why a woman chooses to birth in the hospital. Women have the right to choose where and with whom she will birth regardless of what another would choose.
Women need the tools to navigate the hospital setting. She and her baby ARE unique. They are human beings. [...]

April is Cesarean Awareness Month http://www.ican-online.org/

What is Cesarean Awareness Month?

An internationally recognized month of awareness about the impact of cesarean sections on mothers, babies, and families worldwide. It’s about educating yourself to the pros and cons of major abdominal surgery and the possibilities for healthy birth afterwards as well as educating yourself for prevention [...]