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Are Basic Needs Met in Labor?

August 24, 2021 By Lauren McClain

Are Basic Needs Met in Labor?

You’re probably familiar with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. I learned about it in teacher education, the idea being that we couldn’t expect a kid who hadn’t eaten or didn’t feel safe at home to care much about learning his times tables. Your physical needs are the most important. When those basic needs are left unmet, […]

Filed Under: Birth Science, Birth Workers, Natural Birth

Uncontrollable Birth: A Checklist for Thinkers and Planners

February 7, 2020 By Lauren McClain

Uncontrollable Birth: A Checklist for Thinkers and PlannersHaving a baby is notoriously unpredictable. You don't know when he or she is coming. You don't know how long it will take. You don't know how you or the baby will respond to labor. You don't know when your water will break. You don't know how long you'll need to push. You don't even [...]

Filed Under: Birth Workers, Birthing Rights and Choices, Natural Birth, Natural Birth Tips, Support: Doulas & Partners

How I Listen More & Still Teach

March 18, 2019 By Lauren McClain

How I Listen More & Still TeachI teach group birth classes. I do doula work. I'm also the Director of Education for a busy birth center near Washington, DC. I work with families and pregnant couples when they first find out they're pregnant--or are still trying!--through postpartum. I've noticed that what people need at this time is, essentially, a doula. Someone [...]

Filed Under: Better Birth Graphics, Birth Professionals, Birth Workers

Natural Ways to Induce Labor at Home: Induction Handout

February 20, 2019 By Lauren McClain

Natural Ways to Induce Labor at Home: Induction HandoutWays to start labor at home, induction methods handout If that doesn’t work, you can try chiropractic, acupuncture, homeopathy, herbs, or hypnotherapy. If you’re down the wire and facing a medical induction at the hospital, make sure you learn about your options. There’s more than one way to get labor going, and some ways are [...]

Filed Under: Better Birth Graphics, Birth Workers, Birthing Rights and Choices

Listen: When Midwives and Docs Work Together

August 8, 2018 By Lauren McClain

Listen: When Midwives and Docs Work Together

A midwife friend of mine opened a birth center at a hospital in Mexico. The doctors asked for her to come work with them—to teach them! She started a podcast recently to chronicle her adventures and the advancements she’s been able to make in maternity care. If you’re a birth nerd or want to know […]

Filed Under: Birth Stories, Birth Workers

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