Your Guide to a Healthy Birth Experience

Read about an upcoming Free workshop being offered by Ottawa Doulas, Julia Davie and Michelle Appleby Clarida.

Water birth involves labouring and sometimes giving birth in a warm water-filled pool. The water provides a soothing, supportive environment

In this blog post Ottawa Doula, Julia Davie, explains each of these factors in detail and discusses how optimizing the physiological express

Looking for a drug-free, non-invasive way to manage labor pain? Consider renting a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)...

Imagine it. You have been pregnant for 9 months and have been anxiously awaiting your little one. You are just heading to bed when you...

I recently reached an important milestone in my life that I cannot let pass by without acknowledging. January 13th marked my 10 year...

When labour finally starts, when will I know it is the right time to call my doula? This is an excellent question! As doulas, we...

Essential oils can be a powerful tool to help bring comfort during labour. Some birth givers love to have soothing scents while others...

After the whirlwind of birth, our Nurtured Birth doulas visit our clients home for a postnatal appointment. During this vulnerable time,...

Pregnancy is a time when the human body is in incredible action. From ancient times to the modern day, cultures and their medicines the...

For some, birth is transformational and empowering. For others, birth is a means to an end. Either way, making informed decisions during...

If you're pregnant and living in Ottawa, you are fortunate in that there is a thriving doula community and many different and incredible...

Have you heard of TENS machines? In recent years, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) machines have become increasingly...

"What to ask a doula during the interview," "questions to ask your doula during your interview," and "questions to ask your prospective...

As practicing birth doulas in Ottawa, talking up the benefits of postpartum skin to skin contact between parents and the newborn is one...

Have you been thinking about hiring a doula? While most clients reach out when they are already 5-6 months along, there are quite a few...

One of the questions I am asked most frequently when people find out I am a birth doula is “what is the difference between a doula and a...

I never thought I would be writing a post about the cervix, and yet here we are! Why devote an entire blog post to a single body part?...

Delayed cord clamping is a practice of waiting a period of time, usually between 2 and 5 minutes, before clamping and cutting the baby's...

One question that we are frequently asked during doula interviews and prenatal appointments is “When will the doula come to my house?”...