New Changes at BirthEcology.com

Hi Everyone!

Thanks for putting up with some changes on the site. Squarespace is where I host this site, and they made some big updates to the content management system. I'm excited about the new options, though it took me a bit to revamp all of my sites with the new templates and design changes.

One great thing to know, is that now you can easily share blog entries and posts on The Birth Ecology Project website with your friends by clicking the little link at the bottom of each post that says "Share Article" - and then simply share the post on your MySpace, Facebook, Digg, StumbleUpon, Kirtsy, and more. So check it out, and pass along the information you read here to all the mamas, papas, families, and people who love babies, life, and our universe.

Online Birthing Class Contest

Join the Co-Creative Birthing Circle: Online Natural Childbirth Education for Parents and Win!

Enroll in the Co-Creative Birthing Circle or Deluxe Circle between now and September 15, 2008 and you will be eligible to win a prize package for Nursing Families! All members who enroll are automatically entered for one chance to win.

You can win a Medela Harmony Breastpump, Medela Breastmilk Feeding & Storage Set, Medela Comfort Nursing Bra, Medela Cotton Nursing Pads, and a pair of BabyLegs Leg Warmers! That's over $100 worth of gifts for breastfeeding families!

Join the circle today and empower yourself for a healthy pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with the multi-media online conscious birthing class! You will have access to the comprehensive Co-Creative Birthing Class, the Birthing Circle Discussion Forum, the Mamatoto Cookbook, the Birth Story Library, videos, articles, resources, and more!

Rebozo Massage for Pregnancy & Birth

The rebozo is a traditional shawl woven and used by Mexican women. Traditional Mexican midwives use the rebozo to do the manteada, a rocking massage technique that is very useful in relaxing the pregnant women and encouraging the baby into the best position for health and labor. The rebozo massage is very relaxing, it balances and relaxes the pelvis, low back, uterus, and ligaments, allowing more room for the baby to tuck his chin and rotate into the best position for labor.

There are many variations of rebozo techniques for abdominal support, pelvic support, massage, rocking, turning posterior babies, and acynclitic babies. The rebozo is also helpful for the doula, midwife, or dad to support the laboring women in different positions. The rebozo is also used to carry babies after the birth. There are traditional rebozo massages for fertility, pregnancy, labor, complications, and postpartum. In addition, the rebozo massage is wonderful for all ages, far beyond pregnancy.

Here is a slideshow of a few rebozo techniques that I teach my doula clients and at the Birth Arts Doula workshops:

Online Birthing Classes for 21st Century Parents

Announcing....

The Co-Creative Birthing Circle

Online Natural Childbirth Education Classes for 21st Century Parents

at the Maia Institute of Co-Creative Healing

 

The Co-Creative Birthing Circle is a new, multi-media, comprehensive, online childbirth education class for expecting parents. This comprehensive class features an additional Birth Story Collection and Birth Circle Forum. The Deluxe Birth Circles includes private email and phone birth consultations, essential birth books, and a free bonus gift.

Learn to co-create the best birth possible for you and your baby with nature and spirit. Discover proven ways to natural ease labor pain. Empower yourself with traditional birthing wisdom and evidence-based maternity care research. Trust in birth, your body, and your baby.

The Co-Creative Birthing Circle features: 

• Natural Childbirth Education 24/7
• 7 Multi-Media Online Lessons
• Articles, Pictures, Videos, & Resource Links
  
• Over 40 videos on birth and natural parenting
• More than 150 links to the best articles and resources on natural pregnancy & birth
• Recommended Activities
• Birth Circle Discussion Forum
  
• PLUS: Birth Story Library
• PLUS: Birth Humor

The mission of Co-Creative Birthing is to create healthy mothers, babies, and families worldwide through trust and love for Birth, Nature, & Spirit.

Co-Creative Birthing Circle Facilitator Training & Sage Femme: Women's Healing Arts Circle coming soon!

  

 

The Midwife is Here to Stay

A lovely singing response by Demetria Clark to the AMA's outrageous statements against homebirth midwives and mothers this past week.