Shifting Birth Culture – Birth Takes a Village

I’ve been reflecting lately on why the “birth activist” in me has been publicly quiet lately, at least relatively speaking. A year or two ago, I was blog-posting with feistiness on the regular, attending regular birth rallies, and was part of youtube videos talking about why change in birth needs to happen. That participation was fulfilling, productive, and created a LOT… Read more →

I missed the birth rally last night at St. Paul’s Hospital (because I was doula-ing at a birth at a different hospital). With, I must say, an AMAZING nurse who was 100% supportive and amazing at explaining options in a mother-centered way. THANK YOU to the medical staff out there who truly honour and respect birth and birthing women, who… Read more →

Wow. So, our latest birth rally has sparked a LOT of controversy. You can follow differing perspectives in the comment section of our most recent youtube video.  This is great, and exactly what we want! As one of our ralliers says in the video, we’re “all about dialogue”. You can read more about the video and its topic in my… Read more →

Want to rally with us? Click here for event schedule. Throughout the summer, I’ve been participating in and helping organize regular events with the Vancouver Birth Rally group. We started it with just a few members, and every week we get more people joining in on our online discussions. There are new faces at each different event. Some of our… Read more →

I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting lately on stimulating change in the birth world. I’m extremely involved in the birth community, and actively promote the creation of a more gentle and informed birth culture. With induction rates of up to 25% and cesarean rates of up to 35% here in British Columbia, it is clear that our interventions in… Read more →