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March is almost over… it’s been a long and short month at the same time. Lots of birthy stuff went on, and I wanted to note some really cool things that I either learned or was reminded of or just got plain old proof about. Sharing them here, whether you are mama or midwife or […]

Homebirth Lessons of the Month

Labor and Birth

Name: Kristi Zittle Website: www.hisgraceherbals.com www.hisgraceherbalssharesjuiceplus.com How would you describe yourself: mother, birth activist, AAMI Midwifery SkillsLab Instructor; Trust Birth Conference Coordinator 1. What change(s) do you want to see in birth? For our families to recognize that birth is a physiological process, not a medical event. And to understand that mothers and babies rights […]

The Future of Birth with Kristi Zittle

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After a disappointing first birth at the hospital, I knew I wanted to have my second at home. I recruited two amazing midwives once I got the green light that I was low-risk. The pregnancy was great, and by the time I was 36 weeks, the baby was basically hanging out of my pelvis. However, […]

The Homebirth of Akiva

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Let’s start on Friday, December 3rd, shall we? 

Kim, my good friend and fantastically talented midwife was flying in from Vegas on Friday. I knew when we moved to Utah that I *could* find a great midwife here, but I didn’t want to. Plain and simple. Kim knows me, she knows my family, she knows my […]

The World’s Longest Homebirth Story (the story not the birth!)

Birth Stories

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Not all doulas are the same. True. Just like all birthing mothers are not the same. Most people outside of family in our lives are there because we have chosen to share our special moment with them. We tend to migrate towards people with the same interests or beliefs. Not everyone is going to be […]

Not All Doulas Are the Same

Labor and Birth

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As any parent of a toddler knows, patience is a virtue. However, we also know that patience is sometimes the first thing to go, especially on those particularly challenging days. But when we let that patience slip, it begins a vicious cycle. You see, toddlers follow their parent’s lead. When you lose patience with your […]

Patience Young Grasshopper

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The cost of health care is skyrocketing and there doesn’t seem to be any end in sight. North American children are overfed, undernourished, inactive, obese, and increasingly – sick. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Preventative health care provides children with the best health possible so they don’t get sick in the first […]

7 SECRETS TO KEEPING YOUR CHILD OUT OF THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE

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For some background, I was pregnant with our 6th child. My first two were vaginal births at the hospital. The first was a highly medicalized, very bad pregnancy and birth. It left me with permanent scars, both physically and emotionally. My second, different OB and hospital, was a bit less managed, but still ended up […]

An HBA2C Homebirth Story from Andrea

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It almost seems as if the minute you announce you are pregnant so many people bombard you with what they know is right for you and your baby. I do not understand it. I mean I am guilty of it too, but honestly. How on earth could anyone but yourself know what is good for […]

Why Do So Many Care?

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