Gift Giving Poll for Birth Care Workers

If you are a midwife, doula, childbirth educator, nurse, etc
Do you ever give gifts to your clients?
How much would you be willing to spend on a cute gift?

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Care providers of birthing mothers…

Why, why, why must you try to scare moms?  Why can’t you just say “It’s hospital policy”, or give them pros and cons rationally, then let the mom decide.  Why lie to them?  Why bully them?  Why treat them like they are a stupid child? It really is starting to make me MAD! 
I am [...]

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Enjoy Birth Tip #1 – Get a Birth Doula

Having a birth doula can help you have a more enjoyable birth! 
The Advantage of having a Doula.

Studies have shown the following benefits of having a doula present at birth:

45% reduction in c-section rates

25% shorter labor

60% reduction in epidural requests

50% reduction in pitocin use

31% reduction in analgesia use

34% reduction in forceps [...]

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Help Your Doula Help You

Written by Dale Bernucca, Childbirth Educator and Doula, with input from other childbirth educators at www.independentchildbirth.com.Childbirth Educators and Doulas have permission to share this article with their students/clients, as long as the author and website are cited.

Support: sup·port (s -pôrt , -p rt )
tr.v. sup·port·ed, sup·port·ing, sup·ports

To bear the weight of, especially from below; To [...]

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Great article to read

about What Women Aren’t Told About Childbirth.
It is talking about all the information they gathered from the Listening to Mother’s Survey. 
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/65608?page=1   Enjoy!

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