Category: Birth

The 2016 International Association of Professional Birth Photographers have announced their winners!

The 2016 International Association of Professional Birth Photographers have announce their winners! Lyndsay Stradtner, founder of the International Association of Professional Birth Photographers (IAPBP), revealed that the organization will announce the winners of its 2016 Birth Photography Competition on Feb. 9, 2016. The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers (IAPBP) was established to assist expectant parents who are in search of a professional birth photographer in their area via an online directory….

Primal Birthing

When I was pregnant with my first, at a baby shower, a woman told me her best advice was to “push as hard as you possibly can.” I was annoyed but couldn’t say why. Over the past few years and births, I’ve learned why. Michel Odent pointed the way. Dr Odent is a French Obstetrician well known for his research about how we are born and the period of time…

Trusting After Trauma (and some words for a fireman)

Eight months ago in a very tender Mama Bear moment, I found Mama Rose and her tiny home-based child-care space, RootRock Artgarden, in gorgeous rural western Sonoma County. Beam was ready for more variety in her life, and I was ready for a few more hours for myself every week. That’s when Mama Rose showed up. Today as I write this, Beam is at Mama Rose’s house for her final…