Attention all birth advocates – every think of trying your hand at creating a 5 minute educational film about birth? Here’s your chance!!
Announcing a birth video/documentary contest! $1000 prize!
Birth Matters Virginia (an organization that works to promote an
evidence-based model of maternity care) is inviting mothers, fathers,
filmmakers, film students, birth advocates, and others to create a [...]
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Birth Matters VA birth video/documentary contest: $1000 prize!
Posted in Birth Matters, Exciting Information, tagged abby epstein, bellingham doula, birth matters va, birth matters virginia, birth video/documentary contest, Business of Being Born, creating birth educational films, gentle birth bentle mothering, ricki lake, sarah buckley, virginia birth advocacy on February 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Birth Poem
Posted in Bellingham Birth Community, Birth Matters, Keeping Labor Normal, tagged Bellingham, birth, birth poem, birth poetry, birthing from within, chilbirth educator, doula, Mary Burgess, WA on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Monday, 1 Dec, 2008
Connecting with N’s baby daughter
yet unborn, after 28 hours of labor…
Little one, I can feel your light,
from deep within your mama’s womb
I feel that you, too, are tired
ready for this journey to end.
But there! Your Spirit
little fireball!
So strong, indeed!
Willful, determined, bright little star!
You are already so much like your mama.
Come now – [...]
Andrew Kotaska
Posted in Birth Matters, Keeping Labor Normal, tagged AMA, Andrew Kotaska, DONA, DONA Conference 2008, empowering birth, home birth, natural birth, women's choices in birth, Yellowknife on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What a pleasure it was to hear Andrew Kotaska, as the opening key-note speaker for the DONA 2008 Conference in Vancouver, BC, just last weekend. He is an OB from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, and he is passionate about woman-centered maternity care. He advocates safe birth – and women’s informed choices about their birth vision. [...]
Cesarean Prevention Video
Posted in Birth Healing, Birth Matters, Keeping Labor Normal, VBAC, videos, tagged Birth Healing, birth videos, cesarean section, EBAC, empowered birth after cesarean, recovery, vaginal birth after cesarean, VBAC, VBAC in Bellingham, VBAC preparation, VBAC videos on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thank you, Beth Arcese, for sharing this great video. Check out the great cesarean prevention tips. A wonderful video for all EBAC (Empowered Birth After Cesarean) and VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) mamas!!!
For more information, please see Empowered VBAC Mama video, and check out my EBAC Class Schedule
Birth blessings, mary.
REACHE Conference
Posted in Birth Healing, Birth Matters, tagged birth, cesarean, cesarean section, childbirth educators, doula, lactation consultant, midwife, REACHE, REACHE 2008 conference, VBAC on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last Friday, I attended the REACHE 2008 Conference, which is a gathering of childbirth educators, doulas, midwives, lactation consultants, etc. This year’s topic was on cesareans – what an amazing way to spend the day. There was information on the rising epidemic of cesareans, the impact they have on mothers and babies, especially in the [...]
Favorite Birth Videos
Posted in Birth Matters, videos, tagged natural birth video on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Check out this lovely birth – and mama’s happiness throughout.
Empowered VBAC mama!
Posted in Birth Healing, Birth Matters, Keeping Labor Normal, VBAC, videos, tagged birth video, empowered birth, VBAC on March 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I love this video. If you or someone you know is considering a VBAC, or an EBAC (Empowered Birth After Cesarean), please share this with them.
Why Birth Matters…
Posted in Birth Healing, Birth Matters, Keeping Labor Normal, tagged birth as rite of passage, Birth Healing, birth transformation on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Birth is likely the most challenging physical journey a woman will ever take. It takes extra-ordinary events to open to us our biggest strengths… our physical and spiritual strengths. Our sense of self. What is it a woman relies on when she is at her edge? Does she rely on external “help” – that [...]
Testimonials
Posted in Birth Matters, Doulas & Dads, Keeping Labor Normal, Testimonials, VBAC, tagged Bellingham childbirth classes, bellingham doula, birth classes, birth classes in Bellingham, birthing from within, chidbirth preparation, comments, doula, expectant fathers, labor support, Life Song Perinatal Services, Mary Burgess, pain coping in childbirth, private childbirth preparation, Testimonials, trust in birth, VBAC on January 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mary -Thank you again. I am really glad we met and were able to cover so much. Thank you for taking the time to see me individually – I am so thankful I found someone that would do an overview-type class that was tailored to my wants/needs. I really learned more than I had expected [...]
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