by Samantha Olivia | Nov 6, 2018 | Birth & Labor Doula Tips, Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Doula Tips, Healthy Pregnancy, Motherhood & Life
For better or worse, many of our black doula clients first find out about doulas when they’re trying to feel safer while giving birth, after hearing about maternal and infant mortality rates for black mothers. And the most important thing I want to say (beyond the...
by Samantha Olivia | May 29, 2018 | Birth & Labor Doula Tips
Sometimes, when other doulas talk about birth, I wonder if we’re doing the same thing. The way that some people rave about natural childbirth, you’d think it’s a trip to Disneyland. But as much as I love my job, and birth, most days at as a labor doula involve being...
by Samantha Olivia | Apr 17, 2018 | Birth & Labor Doula Tips
When contractions come, obviously they’re uncomfortable (to say the least). If we’re in pain, everything in our body tenses up. When I’m stressed or nervous or hurting, I can literally feel my shoulders up around my ears. But if you think about the...
by Samantha Olivia | Apr 11, 2018 | Birth & Labor Doula Tips
“It’s time to cut the cord!” We say this when a parent and child are joined at the hip, and we think that a child should be able to support themselves. We mean that it’s time for the little one (or not so little in some cases) to stand on their own two feet....
by Samantha Olivia | Apr 11, 2018 | Birth & Labor Doula Tips, Fourth Trimester and Postpartum Doula Tips
Did you know that doulas support our clients during and after cesarean births? We know. Our profession has a reputation for being natural birth obsessed, but here at DC Metro Maternity, we believe that support is helpful for everyone as they transition into...
by Samantha Olivia | Apr 7, 2018 | Birth & Labor Doula Tips
It has probably been a long time since your poop was outside of a toilet. I don’t like to make assumptions, but most of my audience is adults, and this feels like a safe one. So it’s only natural if you, like so many pregnant women before you, are worried about...
