Why do women want a VBAC? To understand VBAC we have to understand the change in cesarean rates over the past 40 years. Until the early 1980s when ‘the bikini cut incisions’ became the norm, women ONLY had a cesarean for severe medical risks to the MOTHER,...
Frankly, I expect lots of praise from all of you for what I’ve accomplished as your 73-year-old mother or grandmother! Yes, my passion for our Birthing Better skills spills out every day because for 45 years I’ve been part of growing skilled birthing...
Step #1 occurs between conception to 12 weeks. Every woman who becomes pregnant takes her Heroine Journey through pregnancy and giving birth. There are 12 steps in this Journey not 1 step per week. This means the time frame through each step will vary to some degree....
Twelve steps seem like lots of steps at this point in pregnancy … 12-16 weeks. Steps #1 and #2 seem like baby steps … pun intended! Since you are just starting out on this Journey you only know where you are now and less about where you are going and what...
Somehow pregnancy just has a way of moving along due to a simple fact … there’s a biological mandate. You’re now 16-20 weeks into your pregnancy. Your baby is on a fast track to grow, although early in pregnancy you can’t see that growth or...
Pregnancy is sweeping you along. You are now 20-22 weeks into your pregnancy. Every day you move closer and closer to the most transforming experience in your life … giving birth to your child. Your role is vitally important to our humanity so you, as a woman,... 