by Marcie Hadley | Jun 22, 2019 | birth
How does an imbalance of power in labor happen? It is pretty common in the birth world for women to ask if their care provider will “allow” them preferences. A few examples are: Will I be allowed: movement during labor and pushingto wait on spontaneous...
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by Marcie Hadley | Apr 27, 2019 | birth
Smoky Mountain Hike When the doulas need replenishing Why doula’ing the doulas? As clients know, sometimes labors can be quick and intense. Sometimes, they can be long and intense. Sometimes, labor can be traumatic. Other times, everyone present is floating on...
by Marcie Hadley | Jan 30, 2019 | birth
In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order-Carl Jung The Postpartum Period Melody, a new mom who had just given birth, described her postpartum experience as difficult: She had a Cesarean section and described lifting as a...
by Marcie Hadley | Sep 5, 2017 | birth, doula, family, Postpartum care
Review of When The Bough Breaks I recently had the opportunity to view a documentary on postpartum depression and psychosis. As a doula who provides support to women during the perinatal period, the information in this film provided a great starting place for the...
by Marcie Hadley | Jun 13, 2017 | birth, labor
Your Unique Female Pelvis I had the opportunity to attend an interesting midwifery class discussing the 4 different female pelvic shapes. Each woman is endowed with her own unique shape – variations of these 4. The midwife giving the discussion was quite...
by Marcie Hadley | Apr 30, 2017 | birth, family, Newborn Care, Postpartum care
Why am I writing about the uniquely U.S. state of postpartum care and recuperation? When a woman carries a baby and gives birth, her body undergoes great changes. There are visible signs of those changes, but that only shows a very small part of what her body...
