Labor and childbirth can be both beautiful and challenging and while it is a natural process, it often comes with discomfort and pain. In this blog post, we'll explore some effective labor comfort techniques that can help expectant folks navigate through labor with more ease and confidence.

When it comes to your body and your health, always speak up. Take up space and request the time and respect from your providers that you deserve. Never feel shy about asking questions to fully take control of your health. No one will be as good an advocate as you can be for yourself.

Whenever you go in for your postpartum appointment, I have some questions to consider asking various postpartum care providers to make sure you don’t lose yourself in the dizzying fog that is life with a newborn.

The words/language that we use have power. This is true in daily life, but it is especially important to remember in the midst of labor and childbirth.

Childbirth education is a must. Especially if you're giving birth in the hospital.

A birthing person’s psychological experience of childbirth matters. Every story matters. Whether someone labored unmedicated for 36 hours or they scheduled an elective cesarean or something in between, there’s great importance in making space for birth stories to be shared, truly listened to, and validated.

For the final blog post from this month’s Community Partner, Dr. Gabby, some tender thoughts on pregnancy loss from her perspective as a care provider. On a whim, I asked her if she’d given the topic much thought or if she’d ever written a piece on it in the past.