What is a doula and why we recommend them
Evidence on doulas
Doulas of Nanaimo
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Why Choose a Home Birth
Homebirth - a safe option for low risk women
New collaborative statement from the SOGC on Planned Home Birth
A beautiful local homebirth - video
A waterbirth at home
Birth Pool Options in Nanaimo
Getting Ready to Give Birth
Helping the Body Prepare for Labour Handout
Acupuncture for Cervical Ripening
Pathway to a Healthy Birth
Hormonal Physiology of Chlidbirth
Preparing for an Intact Perineum
Perineal Stretching
Get Baby into the best position for birth - Optimal Fetal Positioning
40 or Older and Giving Birth for the first time - What the research says
40 Yrs Old or Older giving birth for the first time
When you think labour has begun
When to call your Midwife in Labour
What is your mucus plug and what is its function
Timing Contractions
Strategies for Coping with the pains of labour
Understanding and Coping with Labour
Affirmations & Visualizations for Birth
Evidence on Eating & Drinking in Labour
How to provide Comfort in labour - for the birth partner
How to provide labour support - for the birth partner
Evidence on Waterbirth
Water Immersion for Pain Relief in Labour
TENS Machine Use in Labour
Positions during Labor and their Effects on Pain Relief
Pharmacological Pain Management
Nitrous Oxide Use in Labour
Epidurals
IV / IM Opioids in labour
3rd Stage / Delivering your Placenta
Delivering your placenta and the 3rd stage of labour
What is a a postpartum hemorrhage and how to recover from one if you have had one
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