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Reframing Cesarean Birth ( Submitted by CAPPA Member Colleen Goidel )

September 17, 2020 / 3 minutes of reading / Educating, Labor Doula / Leave a Comment

When a person gets pregnant, they unconsciously develop an internal vision about how they expect their birth will unfold. Their personal history and beliefs, their birth team, their coworkers, friends and family, and the media all influence this expectation—which causes the birthing person to make assumptions about what is true. This is especially so with …

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Newborn Stem Cell Preservation FAQs for CAPPA

September 3, 2020 / 9 minutes of reading / CBR

Why do families preserve newborn stem cells? Both cord blood and cord tissue are rich sources of newborn stem cells. Stem cells are the body’s “master cells,” helping to build organ tissues, blood, and the immune system. Cord blood predominantly contains hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), which form the blood and immune systems. Mesenchymal stem cells …

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Do Patients Really Have to Choose Between Delayed Cord Clamping and Newborn Stem Cell Banking?

August 3, 2020 / 5 minutes of reading / CBR

Parents face many decisions while planning for the birth of a baby. Deciding whether to delay cord clamping – and for how long – can be a tough decision because medical recommendations are evolving, and it’s easy to find contradicting information about the risks and benefits for both mom and baby. No wonder parents are …

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5 Ways Postpartum Doulas Can Achieve Marketing Success Without Instagram

July 27, 2020 / 5 minutes of reading / Business, Postpartum / 1 Comment

We all know we have to have a social media presence these days to market ourselves. It is a great way tell the world about us and the services and support we offer. There are many experts that will attest to this and please listen to them to get your presence felt. If you are …

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Love Triumphs Lactation

July 14, 2020 / 4 minutes of reading / Breastfeeding / 1 Comment

Lactation education is in higher demand than ever. Social media has allowed for mass promotion of breastfeeding. This visible acceptance and saturation on the web, coupled with continued public health agencies echoing the importance of breastfeeding has families searching for high-quality, available classes in their areas. Breastfeeding can be the great equalizer. It is imperative …

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Instagram: The Marketing Tool You Need

June 15, 2020 / 6 minutes of reading / Business / 1 Comment

One BILLION users!  That is the number of people using Instagram.  Approximately 60% of those users are aged 18-29 and are heavily influenced by businesses on Instagram.  About 58% of users identify as women.  With the average age of birthing persons being 26, this gives us a clue as to why this platform can be useful for birth workers. …

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Shifting the Philosophy of Care to Support Dad and the Non-Birthing Parent

June 9, 2020 / 6 minutes of reading / Parenthood / 4 Comments

Traditionally the scope of practice for doula support whether prenatal, labor or postpartum has been emotional, physical and educational support for mom and her family. “Mothering the mother” is an outstanding obligation giving women among other things a voice, empowerment and education assisting them in having the best birth outcomes possible.  How would birth outcomes change …

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My Visit with a Birth Visionary, Jenny Smith, UK Midwife

May 20, 2020 / 5 minutes of reading / Birth / 3 Comments

On a recent trip to London, one opportunity that, I had hoped to have, was to meet well-known UK midwife, Jenny Smith. I became acquainted with the work Jenny has done in the field of maternity care, through a YouTube video about the natural caesarean (aka family-centered caesarean) protocol. I have included this video in …

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The Defeated Doula: 3 Things You Can Do to Conquer Self-Doubt

May 11, 2020 / 5 minutes of reading / Doula, Inspiration

It’s a common occurrence that, after Doula training, the energy of the last few days is excitedly stirring. Your mind is racing a mile a minute and all of the tasks you want to achieve are running circles through your thoughts. You set a plan of action and tell yourself, this week I am going to …

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