Category Archives: New Born Health

Circumcision

I’ve debated writing about this topic because people get so emotionally involved in it and I never want to alienate my clients over a topic that is a personal decision. I’ve decided to merely provide a few good reads for those who are wondering if there are reasons not to circumcise. I think these are both good resources to help parents gain a greater understanding of the topic before making their final decision.

Case Against Circumcision

Myths about Circumcision You Likely Believe

If you have specific questions about this topic that you’d like to ask me I’d be more than happy to answer them.

Rally Success

I really enjoyed being with so many wonderful people at the Labor Day Rally. It was fun to show my support for evidence based birth. There were some people who believed that this rally was somehow an attack on doctors and hospitals but it wasn’t. It was meant to bring awareness to the fact that… Continue Reading

Breastfeeding

Being a DONA certified Doula in Utah means staying up to date on my breastfeeding knowledge. Last Saturday I took a 3.5 hour course on the very subject and wanted to share a few tidbits of fun information on the subject. A mother who had a doula at her birth is 30% more likely to… Continue Reading

Rooming In

 Did you know that there is significant evidence supporting the benefits of keeping mother and baby together after birth. Our obsession with shipping our BRAND NEW babies off to a nursery full of babies to be cared for a by a bunch of strangers is NOT evidence based at all. I did not know this… Continue Reading

Side Effects of Pitocin

There are a lot of side effects to artificially inducing labor. Today I learned a few of the newer discoveries regarding the causes of some these side effects. For example trouble with breast feeding can be a problem in artificially induced mothers. This is the reason I read about today:  “One of the anticipated effects is… Continue Reading