My wife, Joy, and I work with many prenatal women. We certainly honor the birthing choices our clients would like however we also try to educate regarding options. Many people. including us feel the C-Section rate (over 33% in the Boston area) is a bit out of control. C-Sections are […]
It is the feeling of many midwives, doulas and some OBs that conventional procedures performed in hospitals during labor are unnecessary and potentially harmful for a successful vaginal delivery. We don’t feel it is the fault of misguided physicians as they are following procedures to avoid litigation. But the system […]
Here is a good article outlining ways to avoid a c-section. Notice at the last point is to have a Doula! This is taken from CNN Aug 23,2007 Five ways to avoid a C-section
