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Information and musings on preparing for natural birth, home birth, the benefits of midwifery care, holistic healing, craniosacral therapy, breastfeeding, parenting, and more!
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The Natural Baby Kit: Essentials for a Gentle Start
How to get the Most out of a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Session
Delayed Cord Clamping
Learn about the importance of delayed cord clamping
Herbs for Labor and Delivery
Placenta Tree of Life
Childbirth Assistant
Learn about the role of a childbirth assistant at a home birth.
Homebirth Kit
Homebirth kit contents and costs.
Swollen Cervix During Labor
Explore suggestions for handling a swollen cervix during labor.
Birth Day Presence: Layers of Care and the Invisible Birth Bag
What’s in my doula bag
Welcome from Nets, Home Birth Midwife in Maryland
Welcome from Nets, Home Birth Midwife in Maryland
Choosing an OB GYN or Midwife in Baltimore
How Much Does a Midwife Cost?
Why Have a Natural Birth
Why Have a Natural Birth: an Ecofeminist Perspective
A Homebirth Midwife’s Tips for Early Labor
Traversing the Foothills of Early Labor, by a home birth midwife
The Four Ps: Partner Roles During Labor and Birth, by Baltimore Midwife Nets Manela
What Relationship-based, Whole-being Midwifery Care Means to me, by Nets Manela, midwife, Baltimore
Wisdom Lineage
Creating Our System Outside the System
Ecstatic Birth and the Bible: Womb Wisdom and the Fruits of Eve's Desire. by Nets Manela
