Why I Love Midwives birth team midwives postparum prenatal care Jan 04, 2020

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By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published January 4, 2020

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Midwives treat birth as a normal, healthy process. They offer continuity of care, a choice of home or hospital birth, hands-on perineal protection during pushing, and postpartum h...

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Why a Doula should be Part of Your Birth Team benefits birth birth takes a village birth team doula midwives Jan 03, 2020

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By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published January 3, 2020

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A doula is a trained, non-clinical birth companion who supports you prenatally, through labour and into early motherhood. Continuous doula support is linked to shorter labours wit...

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My Top Tips for Creating a Birth and Recovery Plan belly wrap birth birth positions birth team doulas healing herbs recovery restorative exercise Dec 31, 2019

By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published December 31, 2019

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A birth and recovery plan works best as a flexible guide rather than a rigid script. For birth, think through your birth team, location, lighting, sound, interruptions, birth po...

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