Should I Use a Contraction Timer in Labor?
As a childbirth educator I’m often asked whether or not a family should use a contraction timer. We certainly talk about how to time contractions and what the different points in time mean as they pop this information. But actually having a physical timer in hand...
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Living Life On-Call
One of the hardest parts of being a doula is not the long hours, or finding clients, or being strong enough to do back pressure for a long time - it's living life on call. Robin and Hillary, The Birth Geeks, discuss living life on call from the planning and prep,...
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DONA Postpartum Doula Reading List
If you've been thinking about becoming a postpartum doula, you might have heard of DONA International. They have a large training and certification program designed to help people become certified postpartum doulas. The certification process through...
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How to Listen to Birth Stories
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Unexpectedly Helpful Connections
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Health Communication Theory & Strategy & Marketing with Michelle Branco, MPH, IBCLC
In this sixth episode of The Birth Geeks podcast Michelle Branco, MPH, IBCLC is a lactation consultant and public health advocate shares her thoughts on the risk of risk-based language, changing the environment to enable parents to make truly informed decisions,...
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What If?
I love being a childbirth professional and I love engaging in conversations via social media about big issues. I get very fired up about all kinds of things like lack of informed consent, coercion, non-evidence-based practices, and the list keeps going. I think it...
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Expert Interview: Liz Jostes from Eli Rose Social Media
In this 5th episode of The Birth Geeks Podcast Hillary chats with social media guru Liz Jostes from Eli Rose Social Media. They discuss the best reason to use social media for your small business marketing strategy, specific tools for better targeting your...
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Finding the Perfect Baby for Childbirth Class
As a childbirth educator, you’ll spend a lot of time trying to find the right babies to use in class. You will want to have babies for a variety of reasons. Babies to Simulate Birth You will need a baby to use for demonstrations for the birth process. These babies...
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Doulas Don’t Replace Childbirth Education
More often I’m seeing posts from people who ask: Doula or childbirth class? I sigh heavily and start typing away about why this isn’t an either or type of question. You’d never say about a hospital birth: Doctor or L&D nurse? You’d never say, midwife or...
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