Introducing Margaret McKinley Owens!
September 17, 2012 by Twin Cities Midwifery Margaret is quite the wealth of knowledge, and she has helped quite a few of our TCM mamas during labor, and even more so, during their postpartum time. She is a birth doula, postpartum doula, lactation consultant, placenta...
Ann Kirchner Interview
I was recently interviewed by Ann Kirchner, Minneapolis Pregnancy Health Examiner. See the text of the interview on her blog entry, The Value of a Postpartum Doula.
Operating Instructions Not Included
By Susan Gower Parenting your new baby is the most natural thing in the world, or so everyone tells you. Yet from the moment you bring your baby home, or maybe even before, the challenges of parenting are unavoidable. You may be finding that parenting is more...
In Praise of Doulas
Jess at OHmama posted this on her blog In praise of Doulas, part two: Postpartum Doulas When I found out at 20 weeks into my pregnancy that I was expecting twins, I immediately sought out a local Mothers of Multiples club and posted a question to the experienced twin...
Postpartum Doulas Ease Transition For Families With Newborns
When I was expecting my 3rd baby, all I could focus on was the pregnancy and the upcoming birth. I quickly learned that all seemed to pass so quickly. My pregnancy was easy. I loved that time, feeling the baby wiggle and poke inside my abdomen. I used to play with my...