Natural Birth Support

Check out all the co-ops in our region! Thanks to these co-ops and organizations we're getting the word out in print this week in the The Montague Reporter!
Collective Copies, UMassFive College Credit Union, Putney Food Coop, Freedom Credit Union, Franklin Community Co-op, River Valley Co-op, Old Creamery Co-op, Equal Exchange, The Compost Cooperative, Real Pickles, Artisan Beverage Cooperative, Downtown Sounds Workers Co-op, Regenerative Design Group, Greenfield Farmers Co-op, The Hive Makerspace, Cooperative Fund of the Northeast, Our Family Farms Milk, PV Squared, Quabbin Harvest, Shelburne Arts Cooperative, Cabot Creamery Co-operative, Organic Valley, Valley Alliance of Worker Cooperatives, Neighboring Food Co-op Association, and National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International.

Help Your Anacortes Food Coop GROW, organized by Sara Holahan We need your help relocating to serve you better! Anacortes Food Coop is a not-for-pr… Sara Holahan needs your support for Help Your Anacortes Food Coop GROW

“Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The Creator is not a careless mechanic. Human female bodies have the same potential to give birth well as aardvarks, lions, rhinoceri, elephants, moose, and water buffalo. Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body.”
― Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

Taking registrations now for my next natural childbirth series: September 24th - October 22nd. For more information please call 441-1766 or e-mail me at [email protected].

Something to think about . . . .

Doulas and Social Media Disasters In the last five years, the social media explosion has made it easier than ever to keep in touch with friends and clients, network with colleagues, gather the latest research in the news, and pass along information. Having a strong online presence is a necessary part of growing a decent birthworker…

Circumcision Rates in U.S. Drop Drastically in Western States While circumcision rates in the United States remained stable elsewhere, they plummeted in the 13 Western states. Why?

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The Best Defence EVER Of Breastfeeding In Public We've heard a lot of thoughtful, impassioned arguments from moms who have to defend their rights to breastfeed in public, but we've never come across anything quite as powerful as this. Hollie McNish, a published U.K. poet and spoken word artist, posted a video entitled "Embarrassed" on YouTube on J...

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A special pregnancy time lapse: 9 months in 2 minutes - TODAY.com The royal baby may be getting all the attention, but parents around the world are celebrating the arrival of their own little ones in special ways.

New childbirth class starting tomorrow! 6 new couples planning their "out of hospital" births right here in Birthingham!