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Are you expecting a baby and have older children that you’ve considered including in the birth experience?  Being comfortable around a laboring woman and normalizing the experience of birth can be an incredible gift to give to your kids.   Adults who attended the births of their siblings when they were younger have reported fewer feelings…

Guest blog post by Destiny Olsen. As a world traveler, birth and postpartum doula, and woman who has lived in various countries, I was ecstatic for the chance to review the book, Birth in Four Cultures written by Brigitte Jordan, an anthropologist, then later expanded and revised by Robbie Davis-Floyd. This piece is a cross-cultural…

Guest blog by Tobie Spears Rixt A. Luikenaar, M.D., FACOG board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, has been providing exceptional healthcare both locally and abroad for over 15 years. She holds numerous awards and continues to receive significant recognition for her work with people of color and the LGBT+ community. Dr. Luikenaar began offering transgender healthcare…

Our guest this week is Kristy Avery Huber. Kristy has been a doula for over 23 years and has attended hundreds upon hundreds of births. She is not primarily a postpartum doula in Salt Lake. She teaches birth doula training at SLCC and a postpartum doula training at MCU. Hidden talents? Going on game shows…look…

***This week’s post is written by a woman in our community that has chosen to remain anonymous. It is real and honest and may be triggering for some readers.*** Secondary infertility is defined as the inability to become pregnant, or to carry a pregnancy to term, following the birth of one or more biological children.…

When I first started out as a doula, I was, quite frankly, overwhelmed.  I knew what I wanted to do, how many births I wanted to take per month, and the type of clients I was drawn to.  But, I’ll admit, I am not the best person at staying motivated over a period of time.…

Our guest blogger this week is Melissa Ann Pistorius, owner of The Empowered Mother. Melissa serves primarily the Salt Lake and Utah valleys as birth and postpartum doula. She has training in massage, hydrotherapy and visualization to help mothers in labor. Her passion is to help mothers have a truly empowering birth experience.    Many…