Birthing Goddess
3527 Bella Vista Street V5N3X1 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Dear birthing parents, Birthing Goddess will be taking a hiatus until late fall 2018. I wont be providing doula or prenatal classes during this time. Best wishes for your birthing journey

To my courageous cesarean moms: you are strong and beautiful

Friends- I need your help to get the word out! I really would love to offer this new series but we will be cancelling it if we cant get a few more enrolments i...n the next few days Mothers Unfolding 2.0! New series starting March 5th! After many years of holding our wonderful Mothers Unfolding classes, and it being requested time after time, we have finally put together a Mothers Unfolding 2.0 class for families who have expanded their families These classes are created for parents who are welcoming a new baby into their already existing family. Mothers Unfolding 2.0 is a new five week postpartum class that creates a safe and intimate space to talk about the transition from having one child to welcoming a new baby(ies) into your family. Find community with other parents who are also stepping new into this role, and share the laughter and challenges of parenting multiple children. Make space to voice those things you wish youd known, the things youre struggling to understand, and the joys you can barely contain. The bonds formed in our Mothers Unfolding groups are so strong that many mothers continue to meet for months or even years beyond our time together. We expect that this will be the case for our new Mothers Unfolding 2.0 groups! Together we explore: Birth of a Seasoned Parent Identity & Parenthood Changing Relationships Friends, Family, Partners Sibling Relationships Finding Balance Baby, Older Child, Home, Love, Work & Life Intuition Finding our Own Way Community Redefining our Support Network Self Care Cost: $140 per parent & sliding scale is available upon request. Where: Yoga on 7th off Main Street (Vancouver) When: Mondays from 12:15-1:45 PM (All classes are a 5 week series. Sorry, no drop ins) ~ March 5- April 9 (no class April 2). Register: http://dancingstarbirth.ca/childbirth-classes-vancouver/ These classes are for parents and their pre-crawling babies only.

Aimeriez-vous savoir comment donner un massage votre bb (0-12 mois) pour le soulager lorsquil souffre de coliques, de congestion nasale, quil fait ses den...ts, etc.? Ces deux ateliers offerts Vancouver, avec une massothrapeute spcialise en massage pour tout-petits, vous permettront dapprendre des techniques et de les pratiquer sur place! (avec votre bb, ou avec les poupes disponibles sur place). 20 et 27 fvrier, 15h 17h -- 5$ par atelier -- PLACES LIMITES INFO : http://cafe-cb.ca/portfolio/massages-pour-bebes/ INSCRIPTION NCESSAIRE : cafe-cb.ca/massage See more

If you need some R&R!! Highly recommend Claire!

Baby Sing n Sign Today, 11am, Last Crumb Cafe

Save 10% on all programs when you use the code "December" at checkout. This deal ends with the end of ... you guessed it.. December! Register early and save! www.villagefornewfamilies.ca

Please join us for a La Leche League breastfeeding support meeting at the clinic tomorrow, December 8th at 10 am. Avital will be leading and the topic is Nutrit...ion and Weaning, but there is always time for any other breastfeeding questions or concerns to be discussed. Pregnant moms are welcome, as well as moms with babies of any age. Hope to see you there! See more

Come join us on the 28th at Westside Midwives in Kits!

What is Evidence-based Maternity Care? "Evidence-based care means care that is first based on the highest-quality, most current scientific evidence, and is tail...ored to the individual needs of the patient. As simple of a concept as that may be, most people are surprised to find that this model is not in practice in much of American childbirth. Research shows that some of the most common practices in U.S. hospitals are contrary to what evidence shows is bestand most women experience care that actually increases the chances that they or their babies will be injured or develop complications." - from the IB website For more: https://improvingbirth.org/the-evidence-shows/

Our second In Our Hearts (Vancouver) gathering is coming up soon... July 4th - 7:30-9:30pm 3569 Commercial Street email Minette to reserve your spot [email protected] ~please share this info with people who have experienced loss~

Trs bien faite cette vido de Sara Chana Silverstein, IBCLC On na aucun doute : ce bb prlve bien du lait !

Pour les familles francophones, je donnerai des cours prnataux au South Birth Community Program en Franais partir de dbut Juillet.Contactez-moi pour plus dinformations!

Bonne Fte toutes les Mamans! Happy Mothers Day to all new and seasoned Mothers!

So my website got hacked a little while ago...my apologies for the time it took to get it back up again. A little TLC and the website looks brand new! www.birthing-goddess.ca

http://edu.ibirthtoday.com/courses/midwifery-essentials/ "Postdates, by itself, is not associated with poor pregnancy outcome. Extreme postdates or postdates in... conjunction with poor fetal growth or developmental abnormalities does show an increased risk of stillbirth. But if growth restriction and birth defects are removed, there is no statistical increase in risk until a pregnancy reaches 42 weeks and no significant risk until past 43 weeks. The primary "evidence" of a sharp rise in stillbirth after 40 weeksoften misquoted as "double at 42 weeks and triple at 43 weeks"seems to come from one study based on data collected in 1958.(1) The first question one should ask is whether neonatal mortality statistics from the 1950s should be compared to modern statistics, since labor anesthetics and forceps rates were very different. Early labor monitoring was scanty and prenatal monitoring not yet developed. The McClure-Brown report shows a rise in stillbirth from 10/1000 at 40 weeks to about 18/1000 at 42 weeks. Yes, that is nearly double. But think about those numbers. Even the beginning point is nearly ten times the modern mortality rate. Either modern delivery methods are vastly different or something is wrong with the data collection. This study should be updated by research conducted at least in this century! Modern statistics show an almost flat rate of stillbirth from 40 weeks to 42, with a slight rise at 43 weeks (all numbers being close to 1/1000).(2) There is a creeping overreaction in dealing with postdates pregnancies. It is true that the stillbirth and fetal distress rates rise more sharply after 43 weeks, but it is also true that less than ten percent of babies born at 43 weeks suffer from postmaturity syndrome (over 90% show no signs). We should react to this rise by monitoring postdate pregnancies carefully and inducing if problems arise. But the rise in problems at 43 weeks does not imply a similar risk at 42 and 41 weeks. Postmaturity syndrome is a continuum. It becomes more likely as weeks progress past the due date but does not start on the due date. And the risks need to be compared to the risks of interventions. Induction, as already noted, is not risk free. In addition to the risks of prematurity, induced labors have higher rates of cesarean section, uterine rupture, cord prolapse, meconium aspiration, fetal distress, neonatal jaundice, maternal hemorrhage and even the rare but disastrous amniotic fluid embolism. Large studies have shown that monitoring pregnancy while waiting for spontaneous labor results in fewer cesareans without any rise in the stillbirth rate. One retrospective study of almost 1800 postterm (past 42 weeks) pregnancies with reliable dates compared this group with a matched group delivering "on time" (between 37 and 41 weeks). The perinatal mortality was similar in both groups (0.56 /1000 in the postterm and 0.75/1000 in the on-time group). The rates of meconium, shoulder dystocia and cesarean were almost identical. The rates of fetal distress, instrumental delivery and low Apgar were actually lower in the postdate group than in the on-time group.(3) This is only one of several studies showing postdate pregnancies can be monitored safely until delivery or until indications arise for induction. Even the famous Canadian Multicenter Post-term Pregnancy Trial Group (Hannah) of 1700 postdates women showed no difference in perinatal outcome among women who were monitored past their due date, as compared with those who were induced at term.(4) In some studies, postterm births have shown a higher cesarean rate for suspected fetal distress. However, when a group of researchers conducted a case-matched review of nearly 300 postdates pregnancies, they concluded that the increased rate of obstetric and neonatal interventions "does not appear to be a result of underlying pathology associated with post-term pregnancy." They suggest that "a lower threshold for clinical intervention in pregnancies perceived to be at-risk may be a significant contributing factor." In other words, the perceived risk is greater than the actual risk and can become a self-fulfilling prophecy!(5) When monitoring demonstrates that fetal growth, activity and amniotic fluid levels remain within expected norms, the baby can safely wait for spontaneous labor to begin. Spontaneous labor gives the greatest chance for vaginal birth, even though the baby may be slightly larger than if the mother were induced at 40 weeks." Gail Hart, from the article published in Midwifery Today Issue 72, Winter 2004 More: http://edu.ibirthtoday.com/courses/midwifery-essentials/ 1) McClure-Browne, J.C. 1963. Comparison of perinatal mortality rates versus gestational age through the past three decades. Postmaturity, Am J Obstet Gynecol 85: 57382. 2) Eden, R.D., et al. 1987. Perinatal characteristics of uncomplicated postdates pregnancies. Obstet Gynecol 69(3 Pt.1): 29699. 3) Weinstein, D., et al. 1996 SepOct. Expectant management of post-term patients: observations and outcome. J Matern Fetal Med 5(5): 29397. 4) Hannah, M.E., et al. 1992 Jun 11. Induction of labor as compared with serial antenatal monitoring in post-term pregnancy. A randomized controlled trial. The Canadian Multicenter Post-term Pregnancy Trial Group. N Engl J Med 326(24): 158792. PMID: 1584259 5) Luckas, M., et al. 1998. Comparison of outcomes in uncomplicated term and post-term pregnancy following spontaneous labor. J Perinat Med 26(6): 47579. PMID: 10224605. #midiwfery

A beautiful homebirth story!

Dance your baby out :-)

On a parl des fausses-couches Boulevard du Pacifique ce soir: https://twitter.com/julielandryrc/status/633439707192524800, un sujet encore tabou!

Dcrouvrez ce questune doula :-)Merci a Genevive Milord pour ce beau reportage !

Dads are amazing! Much love to all the dads I was privileged to work with as they welcomed their babies into the world!

Yes! As your doula i support you! No judgement, no proselytizing!

Women are strong! Here are some beautiful pictures of a HBAC (home birth after cesarean) I was privileged to attend in May, so much strength and determination in this Mama!

Support aboriginal breastfeeding mamas out there!