A Birth of Surrender - Dana's Home Birth of Xavier

Back story: We gave birth to our first son Lorenzo in the hospital at the peak of COVID regulations, during the time of lockdown. The...

Excessive Bleeding After Birth and Thoughts on Prevention

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

When to Clamp the Baby's Umbilical Cord (if you do it at all!)

Look at that beautiful cord! This photo was snapped nine minutes after her baby was born. See that blood still in there? This is a great...

Erin's *Three Hour* Natural First Birth with Cholestasis

I found out I was pregnant on September 29th, 2021, the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel! I was so excited to be pregnant, but...

What to Do With Your Placenta

The placenta is one of the most fascinating and exquisite parts of God's design for life! It is the only major organ routinely created in...

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