Ten Ways to Address Fear and Anxiety When Pregnant

It is incredibly common for women to struggle with fear and anxiety during pregnancy. Perhaps it is because pregnancy opens us, not just...

Trust and Laughter in the Wandering: Hannah's Fourth Home Birth with a Challenging Labor

November 11, 2020 I stared at the positive pregnancy test and started crying. My husband would be ordained a Catholic priest in eight...

Who Will Decide Your Birth?

Who gets to decide how you give birth? Who gets to determine what position you are in, how “adequate” your contractions are, how much...

Mary, the Eucharist, and Breastfeeding in the Church

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Matthew 5:8 Is it appropriate for mothers to breastfeed their infant in public?...

A Culture of Life Is a Culture of Birth

A true respect for life demands a respect for birth. A true respect for birth demands a respect for life. As a people who profess the...

I don't deserve a baby.

I never would have thought it during the time that the grief was so bleeding raw and crippling. In the days and months after our...

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