Create a Positive Birth Environment
Emotions Rise During Labor
From the moment you conceive, you are filled with many emotions, questions, fears and hopes as you feel life growing in your womb. Emotions rise and questions start popping up throughout your pregnancy like, “Have I prepared enough for delivery? What if something happens to me or baby during delivery?…
Choosing an Epidural? What you need to know.
In 2016, the Royal University Hospital In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan had 5,633 deliveries. 71% of women had an epidural. What do these numbers tell me? As an advocate for natural childbirth, I ask myself: How do Saskatoon mothers describe their birth experience? Did they receive the care they had expected? Do…
Work After Epidural
I had no idea what to expect when labor started. In my head, labor is a natural process that should come easily. My first pregnancy was uneventful. Besides the morning-sickness during my first-trimester, pregnancy was one of the best times of my life. My husband and I attended prenatal classes…