#BirthWorker

[qcsupermom]

What does The Pink Grasshoppers Full Spectrum Doula & Training Services look like?

Glad you asked. I’ve dedicated over a decade to this service of passion. I have been fortunate enough to have trained over 60 women with these same principles. Keep reading to learn more, and if you need more information about joining us, please email me at KelleLPressley@Gmail.com What You’ll Learn at The Pink Grasshopper Full Spectrum Doula & Training Services Mindful Self-DisciplineExplore…

[misschey2u]

What I wish Medical Providers Understood when meeting a Doula

“Chey, OMG! I know we spoke about this but why are providers so rude?! It was awful” ; I was driving home from seeing a client , my car is truly my office , I can’t tell you how much business I have conducted in there as a Doula. Taking time to reflect on a birth isn’t just a thing parents should be encouraged to do but Doulas and Birthworkers as well. I always make time and space to discuss a…

[heartwombmind]

women holding women.

closing the bones.

[sweetwatersweetwater]

recommended bb books

feed the baby, shruti nagaraj MD, MPH (forward), victoria facelli, IBCLC (author)

queer nursing, gorilla milk

baby making for everybody: fertility and family building for lgbtq+ and solo parents

[voodoo-tofu]

Absolutely terrified to think I'm actually considering enrolling into medical assistant school.

[sunnshineyelllo]

In the 3rd week of my 6 month course with BRM, really excited to learn more and start applying my knowledge with clients 🙌

[sydscompostbucket]

ice chips was wonderfully shot, but the way that birth was portrayed probably set us back about 60 years. almost everything that happened to nat had me in tears as a birth worker.

seeing obstetric violence normalized in a show like the bear really really sucks ass when you’re educated on the extremely violent, racist, misogynistic history and current practice of obstetrics.

there’s not a field more riddled with pseudoscience and evidence-less practice like obstetrics is.

and don’t even get me started on donna’s ass. if you’ve been in a modern, well researched, midwifery based birth class, you’ll know that the way that donna coached nat to breath has actually been debunked a long time ago as a method to make for a more easeful birth. it’s the exact OPPOSITE way that one should breath if trying to keep an open, relaxed pelvic floor for birth.

watching nat labor felt like watching a train wreck in slow motion and knowing that most people watching aren’t even aware of how violent of a scene we all witnessed in that episode suckssss.

ice chips was BY FAR more stressful and bone chilling to me than fishes.

[sacredliminalspaces]

Current Offerings~

•Birth Support & End of Life Care

•Postpartum Nourishment, Healing, & Ritual

•Womb Ceremony

*In-person availability Mid-September to Mid-October 2024 in DC/MD/VA - Online 1:1 and birth partners support reopens, 4/12/24*

Consultation is free 🩵.. schedule here: https://calendly.com/halobirthsupport

or email, mamaruhalo@gmail.com, for more detailed information

[realstrap]

‼️grocery ask‼️

09/18/2023

We're a disabled lesbian couple with no income, I'm a full time IT Student and my wife is undergoing a birthwork mentorship.

We need to restock on shelf stable groceries and get items that were missed last time

$0/250

CA: $grumblybear

VM: XochiRose

Dm for P@ypal

[butchniqabi]

if anyone's interested i have a small folder of doula/birthwork related pdfs including "supporting survivors". theres only 9 books and i havent made my way through all of them, but if you are interested lmk

[snarkilicious]

I'm sad I can't do this poll cuz birthwork and bodywork have been around as long as people have existed.

i was thinking about this today so how long has YOUR JOB existed- not how long your industry has existed, but how long someone has been doing the work you do as a trade notwithstanding changes in terminology and technology. no unemployed option cuz i cant add more answers sorry... tell me about it in the tags

[medicalsociology2025]

Midwifery: Not Just For Hippies Anymore

There has been a recent upsurge in the popularity of midwifery and alternative options in childbirth. Pregnant and childbearing women are increasingly seeking to customize their birthing experiences by incorporating elements of both the mainstream medical model and the midwifery model of care.  In this paper, I use data obtained through in-depth interviews to examine the ways in which a collective of birthworkers; midwives, doulas, childbirth educators, and lactation consultants construct their identity in an attempt to appeal to the consumption patterns of this potential clientele.  Refuting stereotypical notions of midwives and other birthworkers as being a part of a radical fringe, this group seeks to attract a larger, more mainstream client base by providing services that can be consumed by women choosing a more medical birth. Instead of insisting upon non-medicated, midwife-directed home birthing, this collective defines themselves as different from traditional midwifery in a number of important ways. Specifically, these birthworkers incorporate elements of the medical model into their practice and employ the rhetoric of professionalism, individualized care, non-biased information, neutrality and non-judgment, and informed choice.

[reproductivesociologyfall2024]

Midwifery: Not Just For Hippies Anymore

There has been a recent upsurge in the popularity of midwifery and alternative options in childbirth. Pregnant and childbearing women are increasingly seeking to customize their birthing experiences by incorporating elements of both the mainstream medical model and the midwifery model of care.  In this paper, I use data obtained through in-depth interviews to examine the ways in which a collective of birthworkers; midwives, doulas, childbirth educators, and lactation consultants construct their identity in an attempt to appeal to the consumption patterns of this potential clientele.  Refuting stereotypical notions of midwives and other birthworkers as being a part of a radical fringe, this group seeks to attract a larger, more mainstream client base by providing services that can be consumed by women choosing a more medical birth. Instead of insisting upon non-medicated, midwife-directed home birthing, this collective defines themselves as different from traditional midwifery in a number of important ways. Specifically, these birthworkers incorporate elements of the medical model into their practice and employ the rhetoric of professionalism, individualized care, non-biased information, neutrality and non-judgment, and informed choice.

[medicalsociology2024]

Midwifery: Not Just For Hippies Anymore

There has been a recent upsurge in the popularity of midwifery and alternative options in childbirth. Pregnant and childbearing women are increasingly seeking to customize their birthing experiences by incorporating elements of both the mainstream medical model and the midwifery model of care.  In this paper, I use data obtained through in-depth interviews to examine the ways in which a collective of birthworkers; midwives, doulas, childbirth educators, and lactation consultants construct their identity in an attempt to appeal to the consumption patterns of this potential clientele.  Refuting stereotypical notions of midwives and other birthworkers as being a part of a radical fringe, this group seeks to attract a larger, more mainstream client base by providing services that can be consumed by women choosing a more medical birth. Instead of insisting upon non-medicated, midwife-directed home birthing, this collective defines themselves as different from traditional midwifery in a number of important ways. Specifically, these birthworkers incorporate elements of the medical model into their practice and employ the rhetoric of professionalism, individualized care, non-biased information, neutrality and non-judgment, and informed choice.

[feminist-furby-freak]

As birthworker, on important reason we do skin to skin right after birth is so the baby who has just gone through the physically traumatic event of being born can feel the heartbeat and smell the scent of the woman who carried her/him for nine months, for her/his ENTIRE EXISTENCE. It is also important for hormone regulation for mom: initiating colostrum production and establishing breastfeeding (if mom plans to do that). Skin to skin and placing baby on the breast can also help initiate the third stage of labor (delivery of the placenta) for mom and reduce complications. These are some of the reasons why the “golden hour” is so important for both mom and baby. Yes, skin to skin with another human being can be helpful for temperature regulation in an emergency (like if mom has complications) but that is just a small part of why we do skin to skin. Idk maybe mom did still get golden hour with the baby and this was taken later but it’s still weird.

😒 He's been replying to this shit for like a while now