Loving Arms Childbirth Services

I have no idea how this happened!! Loving Arms is listed under 10 Best Berkeley Doulas!!! We are actually a childbirth education business and the info is slightly old but wow - thank you!!! https://www.expertise.com/ca/berkeley/doulas

What is "Skin to Skin" and what makes it so beneficial for the newborn? Check out this great info graphic below! #skin2skin #bonding #TheFirstHour

Refresher Workshop. Sunday February 7, 2021 4 hours @ $210.00 Four hour long interactive workshop with a natural holistic approach. The workshop emphasizes labor support techniques and tools for the mother and her birth team. $ 210 per couple

Full term is 37-42 weeks. It's worth considering if there's any pressure to "speed things up" towards the end of your pregnancy* *For low risk pregnancies, some... medical situations may call for interventions. . . rockstarbirthmagazine.com . . For support in your gentle parenting journey get your copy of the new 10th Birthday Edition of The Natural Parent Magazine - get your free journal at Aussie and NZ stockists too https://linktr.ee/TheNaturalParentMagazine See more

Kind reminders for playing with baby.

Hello all...please share with any of your friends, neighbors, colleges, family members, etc who may be expecting. This is a Virtual Meet The Doula Event. TIA

Powerful and Beautiful! Love a family centered caesarean How amazing are these photos of a baby born via caesarean. The emergence captured in incredible det...ail. Notice how the drape has been lowered so the parents can see the birth of their baby Brilliant photography by @monsmakingmemories #Repost @geelongborn #caesarean #caesareanbirth #positivebirth #positivecaesarean #childbirtheducation #hypnobirthing See more

current situation. Anyone else??

The SACRED Birth study is a Black women-led and serving team of Black mothers, Black birthing people, Black women community leaders, Black women scholars, Black... women activists, Black women artists, and our co-conspirators. Together, we’re validating a NEW measure to describe the impact of hospital birth culture & care through 7 independent patient identified quality of care domains aka the PREM-OB Scale. Yes, the PREM-OB Scale was designed for, by, and with Black mothers and Black birthing people. @RJEpiOBWarrior is now reviewing data describing how hospitals amplify Blackness in the provision of care during labor birth & immediately Postpartum in hospital settings. We need your voice now more than ever. Go to https://sacredbirth.ucsf.edu/ and join the #SACREDBirth study as a participant, a referral site or as a sponsor. Share your story & take the online survey today if you * identify as Black or African American * are 18 years of age or older * gave birth to a live newborn in 2020 * gave birth in a hospital to a live newborn in 2020, in the United States, with a focus on California and Memphis, TN Upon completion of the study, we will email you payment in the form of an electronic $100 gift card. We are accepting referrals from patients, community, providers, health systems, health centers, health plans, and more at https://sacredbirth.ucsf.edu/ #EndObstetricRacismNow #TransformHospitalBirthCultureandCare #BlackLivesMatter #BlackBirthsMatter #BlackMothersandBirthingPeopleMatter #SupportSACREDBirths

Mallory Emerson and I made a thing! Doulas are EPIC! Feel free to use and share.

Black Birth workers raise your #blackdoulas #blackwomenbirthingjustice #liberateblackbirth... #birthingjustice #doulatraining #blackmothers #blackmidwives #blackwomenbirthingjustice #researchjustice #trustblackwomen #blackmidwifery #battlingoverbirth #doulasofcolor #blackmaternalmentalhealth See more

Shared by So Zen Birth Services... How a Virtual Doula Can Help You Have a Better Birth Thank you for sharing!!!

"Pregnant people: If someone tells you, you are high risk because you are Black, change doctors. Racism is the risk factor, not race. #racismnotrace" - Lisa Davis

Birthday Frosting! Vernix Caseosa. Did you know that this incredible substance serves so many purposes?! It is a white, creamy biofilm that appears in the l...ast trimester produced in part by fetal sebaceous glands. It is unique to humans! It acts as protection for the baby’s skin. It’s akin to Shea butter in texture. (Could you imagine soaking in water for 9 months? This stuff creates a barrier between the water and the skin. Genius!) It acts as an insulator, keeping in warmth. When left on the skin to be absorbed, helps the skin transition to a land environment by providing moisture and reducing the rate of skin dehydration. Often seen in babies born before 40 weeks but that is just the average, some babies have little to none before 40 weeks and some babies are frosted at 42 weeks. It has its own microbiome! It contains oils and antibiotic peptides. An anti-microbial barrier of sorts! Plus, it is seeded by beneficial bacteria from the birth canal. The vernix within amniotic fluid when swallowed by the fetus has potential effects on the developing gut! I’m not even kidding. I had to stop adding brilliant facts about vernix because Instagram said no more room. There are loads more magical facts all about vernix!" [Image credit: H20 Photography @h2o_sonya] [Original post by Erica Andrews @laughing.moon] . #Repost @bellybellybaby . . #bellybellybaby #birth #vernix #vernixcaseoso #vernixcaseosa #vernixbaby #vernixbabies #birthphotography #magical #beautyofbirth #naturalbirth #midwife #doula #birthsupport

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To midwives. #Repost @iamhaizehawkerosen with @get_repost This is how I love to leave them. All snuggled happy and contented in the bed. This is what the...y do the first few hours after baby is born. The idea; to keep baby close as they regulate their bodies by mamas. They are learning so much in the first few days. They did not breath air they were taking amniotic fluid. So hearing their parents breathing and hearing the heartbeat brings comfort and reminds them that they are safe. They also need to regulate their body temperature. This is usually the last thing I see when I leave. It’s that restorative four or five hour sleep that happens after labor. Mama is being taken care of and only gets up to use the bathroom. This mama was complete and wholly supported by her husband. She stays in her bed island eating nourishing foods, resting, reflecting and nursing her baby. Photo credit: @littleplumphoto . . . #postpartum #birth #baby #doulalife #midwife #haizehawke