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UDA 2019 Spring Conference Sneak Preview
Spring is here, flowers are in bloom, and it’s finally time for another UDA Spring Conference. With hours of insight and wisdom to soak up from professionals, you’ll leave with a full cup and renewed energy to use your skills and knowledge in your own circle of expertise. Keynote speaker Courtney L. Everson, PhD and…
Read MoreNational Cesarean Awareness Month
By: Meagan Heaton, Co-Owner of The VBAC Link, CD(DONA), AD(MCU) Have you had a Cesarean section, or know someone who has? 1 in 3 babies are born by Cesarean. The nation’s Cesarean section rate is 32%. That number has substantially grown since 1916 when it was 5%. A lot has changed since 1916 and during…
Read MoreThrowback Thursday
By: Andrea Lythgoe ,BS, LCCE As we prepare for the current UDA conference, I thought it might be fine to look back twelve years ago to 2007, the year I was the conference committee chair. It was also a year with a lot of “firsts” for the UDA: The first Fall Retreat, the first mentoring…
Read MoreWorld Doula Week
By Dezarae Weyburn The term “doula” is a relatively new one. Although the Greeks used the term “doula” to mean a female slave, or handmaid, it wasn’t until 1969 that the term was first applied to birth work. In the half-century that followed, doulas went from completely unknown to a household name. With the formation…
Read More2019 UDA Conference Keynote Speaker: Courtney Everson PhD
Courtney L. Everson holds a PhD in Applied Medical Anthropology with a long track record of community outreach, research, and leadership in education, non-profit management, and health equity. Dr. Everson is currently appointed as core Academic Faculty and the Dean of Graduate Studies at the Midwives College of Utah, where she also serves as the…
Read MoreThrowBack Thursday
By: Andrea Lythgoe, BS, LCCE Bill Clinton began his first term as president, Sleepless in Seattle was packing the movie theaters, Whitney Houston crooned that she would Always Love You, and Ryan Gosling, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears & Christina Aguilera were all Mouseketeers. It was 1993. The Utah Association of Childbirth Companions, founded by Kristi…
Read MoreSeven Easy Steps to Choosing a Childbirth Class
By : Dani Reed If you were buying a car or home, getting married, or considering a new career, you would most likely do a good deal of research, to make sure your important decisions are wise and your information is accurate. The birth of a baby is one of the most important and monumental…
Read MoreYoni Egg practices for a better life & a safer, more Joyous World
By: Melisa Brady, LMT, RYT Yes, I can easily claim this and say for sure, it is true! Through my own experience of practicing, using a jade yoni egg, and feeling how the stone qualities feel near me, and inside of me, I quickly realized the urgency and importance of helping other women learn about…
Read MoreNutrition During Pregnancy
By Carrissa Smith DID YOU KNOW? A pregnant woman needs more iron, protein, folate, and calcium in her diet than a woman who is not expecting. Calcium is a mineral that our bodies use to build our teeth and bones. According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, calcium will be taken from the mother’s…
Read MoreMilk Sharing
By: Dezarae Weyburn After a while, a second nurse came in with a warm bottle for the baby. “Good, the family’s here,” she said. “It’s feeding time.” She handed the bottle to our nurse and then went on to the next baby. Marie-Thérèse grasped the bottle tightly, and the nurse helped her put it…
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