New Requirements for Alberta Doulas Are you planning to give birth in an Alberta hospital? Are you planning to hire a doula for support? We thought you should know the new requirements for doulas in hospitals. First, you should have
The Normal Second Stage of Labor: Or As We Know It, Pushing the Baby Out
What if we told you, things could be easier? What if we told you, your body would do this without all of your hard work? You would be excited I think!
Looking for Pain Relief?
Electric fish, needles and angry catfish. What do these things have in common? Well, these were electrical stimulus used by the ancients for pain relief and while we don’t have any angry catfish from the Nile in our doula bags,
Peaceful Passage Doulas Now Offer Postpartum Services
Peaceful Passage Doulas are excited to announce that we will now be offering complete postpartum care packages! The postpartum period, also lovingly called the “Fourth Trimester” is a time marked by so many emotions and experiences. Whether you have just
Peaceful Passage Doulas Now Offer Placenta Encapsulation
We are excited to offer this service now! Brenda is now our Postpartum Placenta Specialist. What is placenta encapsulation? Placenta encapsulation is the process of steaming, dehydrating, grinding the placenta and placing the material into pills. These pills are then taken
Full of Questions
My last two births did not go as the mommas had planned. In fact, both ended in c-sections and I can safely say that was the furthest from both of their minds. I have been mulling the situations over in
Birth of Baby T – Erin’s First Experience
My very first birth as a doula. As mama’s due date came and went I knew my first experience as a doula as drawing more and more near, that sweet babe couldn’t stay in there forever after all. Another week
What a First Experience!
What a first experience, both for the momma and for me. On a Wednesday in June the dad texted me at 3:38 a.m. to tell me the momma’s water had broken. They headed to the hospital shortly after. At about 6:30 a.m. the momma texted to
Do You Need a Doula or Know Someone Who Might?
Both Erin and Brenda are in the certification phase to become a DONA certified doula. In order to do this, we must attend three births and collect a variety of records from these three births, including evaluations from the doctor, the