If you're wondering or worried about tearing during birth, you're not alone! Tearing during birth is a common fear of pregnant mothers....

Background: With our first pregnancy, we began on a typical route with an OB office. We loved our OB but after reading Made for This and...

Here at Made for This Birth we obviously believe that it’s important to prepare for and make intentional decisions regarding your pregnancy and birth. These times are designed by God to be profoundly significant rites of passage for you as a woman and mother. But it’s also true that many women focus so much on the birth that they neglect to learn about or plan for the postpartum time adequately! In fact, especially to new parents, the intensity and difficulty of the postpartu

So you're thinking about becoming a doula...great! Let's talk! At least several times a month I receive questions from women in my inbox...

In a normal birth after your baby comes out, there is bleeding from your womb where the placenta has detached. This is normal and...

Afterpains...ever heard of them? If you're a first time mom, you may never have! Afterpains are a physiological process that are rarely...