“All Birth Is Sacred” by Barbara Essman
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“All Birth Is Sacred” by Barbara Essman
Why does a birth unfold the way it does? Why are some birth easy, flowing to a climax with the baby sliding into mom’s waiting arms and others filled with fear, unexpected detours, trauma for mom and baby, separations and seemingly endless hours, days, weeks, months or even years of trying to figure out what [...]
December 24, 2009 | Tags: barbara, Birth, Birth Story, essman, trauma | Comments (2)“Becoming a Sacred Birthing Community Doula: My First Birth” by Sharon Gonsalvez
My name is Sharon Gonsalves and I attended the Sacred Birthing Foundation’s Doula Training Program from January through April 2009. Barbara Essman was the lead instructor and author/founder/midwife Sunni Karll was very instrumental in delivering the training. There were about 10 women in the class and I learned so much from each one. Many had [...]
December 8, 2009 | Tags: barbara, Birth, birthing, doula, essman, first, gonsalvez, hospital, Karll, labor, sacred, sharon, Sunni, transition | Comments (0)
