Birth Education Center blog

Trusting Your Birth Journey: Insights from Nikki Helms of San Diego Community Birth Center

By: Care Messer Advocacy, Induction, Podcast October 3, 2024

In this episode, Midwife Nikki Helms is here! Nikki is the owner of the San Diego Community Birth Center which is our only black owned birth center in San Diego. Nikki’s birth center offers a lot of co care which means people see an OB…

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Supporting Military Families Through Pregnancy and Postpartum

By: Care Messer Military Families, Podcast, Postpartum September 26, 2024

In this episode, we welcome Amanda Dodson, a seasoned doula, CAPPA doula trainer and co-founder of the Military Birth Resource Network. Amanda is a military spouse herself and has birthed in the military system. San Diego is a military home to several bases and we…

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Taylor’s Natural Birth Story

By: Care Messer Birth Story, Hypnobirthing, Podcast September 19, 2024

Today we have a Hypnobirthing birth story. Taylor and Jack recount their unmedicated birth experience supported by their doula, Heather. New parents that are looking into Hypnobirthing always want to know how the tools work in labor and birth. And the cool part about birth…

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Childbirth Education Helps You to Have an Empowered Birth

By: Care Messer Childbirth education, Education, Podcast September 12, 2024

In this one-year anniversary episode, Ashley and I go back to the essential role of childbirth education in reducing fear and improving birth experiences for both parents and babies. Pretty much every episode this year has come back to education, education, education! If you haven’t…

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Simple Nutrition Tips for Pregnancy with Jenny West

By: Care Messer Nutrition, Podcast, Postpartum September 11, 2024

In this episode, we are extending the last episode on weight gain to dive deeper into nutrition, focusing on pregnancy and postpartum recovery. Drawing on her 30 years of experience, Jenny revisits the ‘Four Pillars’ of nutrition—protein, water, salt, and good fats—that should be present…

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What if I Gain More Than 25lbs During Pregnancy? A Midwife’s Perspective

By: Care Messer Nutrition, Podcast, Pregnancy September 11, 2024

In this episode, midwife Jenny West joins the discussion to demystify the concerns surrounding weight gain during pregnancy. The conversation delves into historical and current views on pregnancy weight, the importance of overall health beyond weight, and the necessity of maintaining balanced nutrition. The episode…

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A Natural Twin Home Birth

By: Care Messer Birth Story, Hypnobirthing, Podcast August 22, 2024

Today’s episode features a twin home birth! Kelly and Kevin came through my Hypnobirthing classes in 2020 and had a home birth for their first child(Kevin’s 2nd child )and assumed they would have their second baby at home too. But finding out they were having…

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How To Breathe For Birth

By: Care Messer Hypnobirthing, Labor, Podcast August 15, 2024

Today’s episode we have midwife Jenny West back to talk about breathing techniques for labor and birth. Sometimes as educators there are challenges with teaching breathing because it’s simpler than people think. Hypnobirthing breathing(or any method of breathing you are using) just takes practice ahead…

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What Is Birth Autonomy?

By: Care Messer Advocacy, Doulas, Podcast August 9, 2024

In this doula episode, Ashley and I are opening up a conversation with doulas on autonomy and it may get spicey. If you listen as parents – it will open up some questions for your doula as to what type of advocacy they are offering…

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Becoming A Birth Photographer

By: Care Messer Birth Doula, Birth Story, Podcast August 1, 2024

**Trigger Warning** This is an episode for doulas and covers parts of our job that involves loss and birth trauma. If you are a pregnant parent and are not in the headspace for that, please take care of yourself and skip this episode. We will…

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