Susan Martin
What is a Doula?
Have you come across suggestions to consider hiring a doula for your upcoming birth? Are you wondering who exactly is this person and...
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Susan Martin
- Mar 7
- 4 min
7 Ways the Bradley Method is Unique
Your world suddenly turns on its axis when you’re pregnant. Navigating new terrain, you want to get the best information and naturally...
Susan Martin
- Feb 2
- 6 min
Does having a baby change your relationship with your partner?
Pregnancy initiates major change - from your morphing body and growing belly to the type of Google searches and purchases you now make....
Susan Martin
- Nov 3, 2022
- 6 min
What's the Difference Between A Doula and a Midwife?
As soon as you see those two pink lines on your pregnancy test, you have entered a whole new world. As you scroll through Google and...
Susan Martin
- Feb 7, 2022
- 1 min
A Natural Hospital Birth
Listening to positive birth stories is a great way to gain confidence as a pregnant mama anticipating giving birth. Here, Sarah shares...
Susan Martin
- Sep 30, 2021
- 6 min
Pain in Childbirth - Could it Have a Purpose?
Childbirth has a reputation that precedes itself as one of the most painful experiences a woman can ever have. Horror stories about birth...
Susan Martin
- Apr 9, 2021
- 7 min
Is Natural Childbirth Really the Goal?
As a Bradley teacher, the families who seek my classes often have the goal of a natural birth. This is a beautiful intention for the...
Susan Martin
- Feb 17, 2021
- 7 min
My Thoughts on the Loss of the UCLA Midwives
Update 3/1/21: Good news that this decision has been reversed and my class couple have been reinstated into the midwives care. Woot,...
Susan Martin
- Aug 28, 2019
- 4 min
"Coach" - What It Really Means
How would you feel if your partner was absolutely not allowed to be in the hospital with you during your labor and the birth of your...
Susan Martin
- Feb 19, 2019
- 2 min
Birth is the Bridge
Birth is the bridge that takes you to the other side. It is not the other side itself, but it connects the two. Birth is the space...
Susan Martin
- Feb 13, 2019
- 4 min
Breakfast Outside the Box
Protein needs increase during pregnancy and lactation. Eating a good breakfast with good protein is a must (and really this is not just...
Susan Martin
- Jan 31, 2019
- 7 min
How Did You Choose Your Birth Attendant?
If you are wanting a natural childbirth, are you wondering how you are going to make this happen? When I read Natural Childbirth the...
Susan Martin
- Oct 19, 2018
- 1 min
Birth Inspiration
Arising from the natural forces moving within you during labor, there is a Rainbow. The forces mixed with the light create this. Where...
Susan Martin
- Oct 17, 2018
- 6 min
Do Yourself a Favor - Take a Live Childbirth Class
The age of the internet is truly a marvel. Access to the information available online offers each of us an incredible opportunity to be...
Susan Martin
- Oct 11, 2018
- 1 min
#Inspiration
#naturalchildbirth #bradleymethod #bradleybirth #parenting #yourbestbirth #consciousparenting #baby #labortips #childbirthclasses...
Susan Martin
- Oct 11, 2018
- 6 min
Continuity of Care: Are You Getting It? Part III - Midwives at Home or Birth Center
What helps a mama to feel at ease during her pregnancy, during labor and birth, and after her baby is born? Yep, it is continuity of...
Susan Martin
- Oct 3, 2018
- 6 min
Continuity of Care: Are You Getting It? Part II - CNM's in the Hospital
All mamas want continuity of care. This is hard-wired as an expectation in women. Once you have chosen a medical care provider, it’s...
Susan Martin
- Sep 24, 2018
- 5 min
Continuity of Care: Are You Getting It? Part I - OB's
I teach a 12-week childbirth education course. Yep, that’s three whole months. Most mamas are well into their second trimester or in...
Susan Martin
- Jul 4, 2018
- 5 min
Freedom and Birth
Happy 4th of July, dear reader! Today is the day we celebrate the birth of our country, the United States of America. We honor our...
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