by Samantha Olivia | Sep 13, 2022 | Birth & Labor Doula Tips, Healthy Pregnancy, Uncategorized
We often hear a statistic that women aged 35-40 will spend a year+ before conceiving and will often fail. But that data on what medical professionals call “advanced maternal age” is from a French study in the 1700s. What’s more relevant than 300 year old...
by Samantha Olivia | Sep 5, 2022 | Birth & Labor Doula Tips, Uncategorized
Most expectant moms I know aren’t hoping for 42 weeks of labor. Sometimes there are medical conditions being monitored like high blood pressure, pre-eclampsia and related issues, gestational diabetes, which might be a cause for induction. Other times, you get tired of...
by Samantha Olivia | May 17, 2022 | Birth & Labor Doula Tips, Uncategorized
When I first speak with a client considering hiring us for labor support, usually at some point in the conversation I ask if she has any idea about her birth plan, yet. Often, she’ll say, “I’d like to avoid a c-section.” And I get that. A lot of the fear around birth...
by Samantha Olivia | May 11, 2022 | Birth & Labor Doula Tips
The average woman in the US is a size 16-18, according to a study released in 2016. That means that if you’re consider yourself plus-sized or fat and giving birth, you’re perfectly normal. Plus-size pregnancy is common. It’s likely though that at some point in your...
by Samantha Olivia | Jan 24, 2022 | Birth & Labor Doula Tips
I was reminiscing the other day with someone about a birth doula client who I met in the Spring of 2020. She was due that summer, and as we sat in her living room (masked, probably not quite 6 feet apart), and frankly feeling a little nervous about all the things that...
by Samantha Olivia | Mar 15, 2021 | Birth & Labor Doula Tips, Uncategorized
It’s time you find the right doula. So you’ll probably go to google, ask friends, or get a recommendation from your provider, to find out your options. And then, you’ll likely spend some time doing at least one doula interview. Clients usually aren’t completely...
