Whether you’re pregnant or a new mom, you need a support system in place to be there for you every step of your maternal journey. Partners, parents, siblings, friends, and obstetricians can be wonderful sources of support. But there’s another resource available to guide you along the beautiful path of motherhood: the doula. What is […]
When we’re pregnant, we can’t wait to hear baby’s heartbeat. It’s one of the first signs of life in the womb. Heartbeats are picked up as a flicker at just 5 weeks gestation, but we can begin to hear them more closely around 8 weeks or later. It’s a special moment to listen in on […]
A new data analysis by The Wall Street Journal shows that more women are dying during pregnancy and from post-natal complications than they were 15 years ago — and small-town areas have seen the greatest increase of maternal deaths. Although healthcare continues to advance at astounding rates, sometimes the quality is not evenly distributed across the […]