Birthing Experiences can Change Development
Razi Berry It is an experience we all share, as miraculous as it is mysterious. Birth. Today, roughly one in three births in the United States occurs via cesarean section or C-section. In some other countries across the globe, like Brazil and Turkey, this percentage is even higher. Yet little is known about how delivery […]
Grit: Perseverance Through Hardships
Razi Berry It was my fifth miscarriage in a period of four years. I had experienced this pain before, the bleeding. But something hurt deeper than the physical pain as I was rushed to the hospital in the middle of the night for a D&C, where they would remove the remains of the baby that […]
The Benefits of Hypnobirthing for Pregnancy, Labour and Delivery
Dr. Tanya Lee, H.BSc, ND I’ve recently noticed an increase in my expecting patients inquiring whether hypnobirthing is a safe and effective tool to aid labour and birth. When this was first presented to me, I admittedly knew very little about this topic and really couldn’t give an honest opinion. With the increasing popularity of […]
Naturopathic Midwifery: Why it Still Matters
Dr. Kathryn Cranford, ND, NHCM, CPM I have attended all sorts of births Over the last 15 years since beginning my training in Naturopathic Midwifery during my third year at Bastyr University’s ND program, I have attended all sorts of births. Beginning as a doula in Washington state, then a naturopathic doctor and advanced midwifery […]