Author Archives: Daniella

Surprise Childbirth: The Golden Rules

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Daniella

“A fast birth is usually a healthy birth. Worst comes to worst, you’ll pull over and your husband will receive the baby. What could be more beautiful?” Continue reading →

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The Contractions of Life

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Daniella

I realized that a lot of the techniques and tools that we learn so thoroughly in preparation for childbirth are very similar to coping skills that can help us deal with day-to-day life. Continue reading →

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Every Birth is Different

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Daniella

Every birth is different. But as it turns out, the mother within stays the same–wise, patient, powerful and enduring. Continue reading →

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Nesting Tales

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Daniella

You may have heard of a peculiar phenomenon that happens to women during the latter part of their pregnancies.  Much like other animals, women start feeling a strange urge to prepare their environment for the birth and the new baby. … Continue reading →

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Accepting the Unexpected

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Daniella

There is always a choice, and the choice is in your response to the situation you are in. You can choose to see a C-section as a failure, a nightmare. Or you can choose to see it as a birth; not what you wanted, not ideal, but a birth nonetheless. Continue reading →

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Sorry Guys, Homebirth is Still Safe.

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Daniella

This past Friday, the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology released an article online about a study–more accurately, a meta-analysis–by Dr. Joseph R. Wax of the obstetrics and gynecology department at Maine Medical Center and his colleagues.  The analysis reached … Continue reading →

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In Control

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Daniella

When I was very young I asked my mother what giving birth was like, and she told me it was kind of like lying on a raft in a very fast river. “If you can just lie there and let yourself be carried by the flow, you will be fine. The more you try to fight it and control what is happening, the more everything will spin out of your control.” Continue reading →

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Mama Knows Best

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Daniella

What a week. You know, I started out my motherhood with this amazing, incredible natural birth that left me glowing with power.  I was a first-time mother, but I was pretty confident in my ability to know what was best … Continue reading →

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