Birth Education Center Blog
Legacy Mentor Series: Roberta Frank on Midwifery, Birth, and Personal Transformation
Today’s show kicks off the Legacy Mentor Series with Roberta Frank, a trailblazing midwife whose impact on my life is indescribable. It is an honor getting to share many of my mentors who have passed on their love, time and advice over the years that…
What Goes On My Birth Plan? Creating Effective Birth Preferences
In this episode, we dive into the topic of birth plans, or as we prefer to call them, ‘birth preferences.’ This is a more energetic view of how to create an plan that fits your family and what’s important to you. The internet is filled…
Why Do I Need A Birth Class? Autonomy Over Decision-Making
In this latest episode in our Birth Educator series, we dive into the power of autonomy in childbirth with Maggie, a birth educator who transitioned from student to educator. We find out what the birth world is like in her area and Maggie tells us…
How to Push a Baby Out: Your Body’s Autonomy, The Primal Process of Pushing in Labor
In this episode, Ashley and I are talking about pushing and why we encourage you to advocate for freedom of movement during the pushing phase of labor. You do not have to be on your back and you are “allowed” to move and push in…