Tags archives: birthing-education

Postpartum Doulas in Brazil: Supporting Mothers in a Cesarean Culture

Brazil calls me, often, in every sense of the word. I am Brazilian, originally from there. And I am an advocate for natural birth here in Los Angeles. I own a birthing education[...]

Babywearing Basics 3: Slings

By Mirranda Reinhardt for Pregnancy Awareness Month® So far in our Babywearing Basics series we’ve learned why babywearing is beneficial and we’ve learned about front strap [...]

The Importance of Informed Birth Choices

By Mirranda Reinhardt for Pregnancy Awareness Month® It wasn’t until I became a mother that I realized how much power I held in my choices. From birthing to preschool and ev[...]

Baby on the way? Ready, Set, SLOW!

Second in a 3 Part Blog Series on the Pregnant Pause by Stephanie Dawn, ASLP Trust birth. I hear this a lot in birth circles on Facebook. It is the credo of a certa[...]

A Turn for the Better

Four years ago, when my wife, Jama, was pregnant with our first daughter, Adeline, we wanted to play music to her belly. Why? Well we weren’t really sure to be honest with you. [...]

Birth Doulas - An Essential Presence in Modern Maternity Care

The role of the birthing doula gained popularity from the studies of Dr. Marshall Klaus and John Kennel, illustrating the benefits of the presence of a doula during the labor proce[...]

Meet Doula Ana Paula Markel

Pregnancy Awareness Month™ is proud to introduce you to Ana, who has wholeheartedly jumped into her role of being a PAM Advisory Team Member. Thanks Ana!

Doula's Hype or Real?

I've encountered more than a handful of pregnant women in the past 5 days that are pondering the question of to have or not to have a Doula. And a couple of these women are pregnan[...]

Pregnancy Awareness Month Radio with Ricki Lake

Pregnancy Awareness Month co-founders, Anna Getty & Alisa Donner will be live on BlogTalkRadio.com with Ricki Lake this Friday, May 21st at 11am PST. The trio will be discuss Dr. B[...]

Dr. Biter

On Friday May 14th at 1pm there will be a rally at Scripps Hospital in Encinitas, CA. This is to support Dr. Biter who is an OBGYN in San Diego County that is pro-women's choice wi[...]