"Do I Have to Give Birth in the Water?" + 20 other FAQs about Home Waterbirth
Homebirth midwives answer all your questions about waterbirth: the safety, logistics and benefits for mom and baby during labor and birth.
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talblinger
- Jun 13
- 5 min
Birth Without Drugs: Practical Coping Techniques for a Natural Labor
Evidence based list of coping techniques for natural labor and unmedicated birth.
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talblinger
- Feb 27
- 10 min
How to Maintain Vaginal Health in Pregnancy
Best practices for a healthy vagina during pregnancy + what changes are normal. Learn how hygiene, diet, hormones + gut health play a roll.
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talblinger
- Sep 14, 2022
- 16 min
Are Vaginal Exams in Labor Necessary?
The pros , cons alternatives and choices every laboring woman has to accept or decline vaginal exams during the natural birth process.
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talblinger
- Jul 20, 2022
- 21 min
Birthing the Placenta: Midwifery Care for the Immediate Postpartum
As homebirth midwives, we have a unique understanding of the physiological nature of this stage in labor and how we can support a natural
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talblinger
- Jun 1, 2022
- 12 min
Water Breaking As The First Sign of Labor: A Midwife's Perspective on Supporting Natural Birth
Do your natural birth plans need to change if your water breaks as the first sign of labor? Navigate early labor with a supportive plan!
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talblinger
- May 24, 2022
- 6 min
What to Do During Early Labor: A Guide to Patience, Trust and Little Bit of Midwife Dust
Did you know the average first time mom labors for over 24 hours to bring her baby out? We believe so deeply in supporting long labors as a
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talblinger
- Mar 18, 2021
- 4 min
12 Printable Birth + Postpartum Affirmations
Affirmations are not about making a wish with your words and hoping they come true. Affirmations are about finding the thing that is already
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talblinger
- Apr 9, 2020
- 7 min
Homebirth or Birth Center?
We believe women should plan to birth where they feel most comfortable, and that’s going to be different for everyone.
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talblinger
- Feb 5, 2020
- 4 min
How to Manage a Long Labor
No one wants a long labor, but fear not. We have 5 tips for coping with one, and 4 of them are done before labor even begins!
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talblinger
- Jan 24, 2020
- 10 min
How Midwives Handle Complications at a Homebirth
Buckle your seatbelt for a long read! We share a TON of education in this post, knowing that those who have this question want it...
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kellyepappas
- Feb 16, 2019
- 5 min
Is Homebirth Right for You?
Here are 6 questions for you to consider as you decide if home birth is right for you. This is not to sway you in one direction or another,
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kellyepappas
- Jan 22, 2019
- 5 min
Kelly's Birth Stories
We love a good story, we especially love birth stories, telling them and hearing them! We love YOUR story, but we know you want to hear our
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talblinger
- Jan 22, 2019
- 5 min
Tiffany's Birth Stories
We love a good story, we especially love birth stories, telling them and hearing them! We love YOUR story, but we know you want to hear our
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