Bringing new life into the world is a beautiful, transformative & intimate experience. Choosing a home birth can provide a more...

A doula is a trained professional who provides emotional, informational & physical support to pregnant individuals and their partners...

Labour, also known as childbirth, is divided into three main stages: the first stage, the second stage, and the third stage. Each stage...

The Apgar score is a method used to quickly assess the overall health and well-being of newborn babies shortly after birth. It was...

Braxton Hicks contractions, named after the British physician John Braxton Hicks who first described them, are intermittent contractions...

Here's a quick breakdown of the stages of sleep in newborns: 1.Active Sleep (REM Sleep): Newborns spend a significant amount of their...

A TENS machine (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) is a device commonly used during labor to provide pain relief. It is a...

There are several pain relief options available during labour. The choice of pain relief depends on factors such as preference, medical...

Baby blues is a phenomenon experienced by many new mothers after giving birth. It refers to a short-term period of mood swings,...

Skin-to-skin contact, also known as kangaroo care, is a practice where a newborn baby is placed directly on their parent's bare chest,...

My name is Lihi, a wife, a mother to an adorable 2.5 year old sassy girl, a fur mom of 2 & a Birth & Postpartum Doula. I have always...

A postpartum doula is trained to provide new parents and their families with emotional, physical, and informational support during the...

A doula is a trained professional who provides emotional, physical, and informational support to intended parents and families during...