Written by Valerie Griffith, CLD What is postnatal depletion? Postnatal depletion is a compilation of stressful events in a short period...

Written by Valerie Griffith, CLD From the moment your baby is born, they are learning about the world around them. They will immediately...

Posterior or “sunny side up” presentations are where baby faces front & may cause back labor. Here are a few options to manage that...

With the current state of the world, and all the shutdowns due to covid-19, most doulas are not able to provide the traditional doula...

Pain, it’s one of the most common complaints during pregnancy, but it doesn’t have to be a rite of passage. Pain is also the most common...

Sleep. No other word can generate such an emotive response in so many parents of young children. The “baby sleep industry” is worth...

What Makes a Birth Experience Difficult? Some births seem really bad to outside observers, and yet mothers feel positively about them....

The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) currently in the news is a rapidly evolving global medical situation with limited information available...

New research shows how breastfeeding lowers mothers’ risk of depression, helps them get more sleep, and overcome past adversity. Each...

• Up to 20% of all pregnant and postpartum women experience depression or anxiety during pregnancy, postpartum, or post-loss. Up to 10%...

Depression Depression during and after pregnancy occur more often than most people realize. Depression during pregnancy is also called...

Fundamental Problems with Maternity Care in the United States -The united States is the only wealthy industrialized nation that does not...

In February 2017, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued a new Committee Opinion recommending that...

What birth practices can affect the pelvic floor? Various practices that are used around the time of birth can increase the risk of...

You (and your baby) are born with the ability to start labor, labor and give birth, breastfeed and become deeply attached to each other....

Know your maternity care rights. Your rights may not be protected if you do not understand and exercise them. Choose your maternity care...

I was struck by this thought-provoking comment on home birth safety by Professor of Philosophy and Medical Ethics Elselijn Kingma. This...

In the last week or so, I’ve seen a couple of long threads on social media begun by medical professionals making fun of birth plans…...

How to Achieve Radical Acceptance of Biologically Normal Infant Sleep Sleep is a usually a concern for parents for a variety of reasons....

When I meet a new mom, dad, and baby for the first time at a consultation for colic and sleep, I always open with the same topic: “Tell...