New Jersey hospitals are joining with the N.J. Department of Health and New Jersey Hospital Association in a statewide initiative to reduce unnecessary cesarean sections and protect mothers and babies against the associated risks. All 49 of New Jersey’s hospitals that provide labor and delivery services have committed to theRead More →

Since accepting my role as a birth professional, I have begun to take the subject of birth, and life even more seriously than before. Learning that the United States has THE WORST Maternal Mortality Rate in developed countries at 26% and rising which equals 700 woman dying per year, andRead More →

It has been a wonderful week reflecting on how having a doula has affected my most recent experience at giving birth, and celebrating World Doula week with women and men around the world who lend themselves to the support of motherhood, giving birth, postpartum support and the like. Spiltmilk hasRead More →

I have been of the radar for a bit.  I finally delivered my little boy! We have had such an interesting week. From overcoming the aches and pains of delivery to overcoming jaundice and all the doctors visits that come with that.  We are well and are taking some timeRead More →