Quetzal Community Birth Work

11/21/2019

Coming to Pittsburgh this April!

Our Crossing the Threshold workshop has been receiving wonderful feedback from new and experienced birth workers alike. Join us at one soon!

11/17/2019

In a zoo in Ohio, a female gorilla was born and raised in captivity, got pregnant and had a baby gorilla. On the day she had her baby, she didn't know what to do. She had never seen another gorilla nurse, and she had no concept of breastfeeding. Sadly, the baby gorilla died.

When she became pregnant again the gorilla's keeper called La Leche League and volunteer nursing mums went to the zoo to nurse their babies in front of the pregnant gorilla. At first the gorilla ignored them, but as her delivery date grew closer she became very interested. When the baby gorilla was born the mother gorilla forgot all that she'd learned and started to freak out. The keeper quickly called the La Leche League and another volunteer rushed over and slowly showed the momma gorilla what to do. The gorilla watched, mimicking the moves step by step until, with a nearly audible sigh of relief, the gorilla looked down at her chest and saw her baby feeding happily for the first time.

We are no different - breastfeeding is a skill, and sometimes it just helps to watch another mom breastfeed. Thank you to LLLN.I. for this post.

09/11/2018

I started offering this workshop because I heard doulas saying that, while they were very comfortable and skilled in the labor room, they didn't know what to say at prenatals. Doulas would bring different issues to our monthly meetings and wonder, "What do I say other than commiserating with her, or telling her it will be all right?"

09/04/2018

A great article by Birthing From Within mentor Koyuki Smith.

GATE...The BFW dictionary shines a clarifying light on the specialized language used by Birthing From Within and its practitioners.

08/18/2018

Quetzal Birth has moved to Pittsburgh! Announcing my first workshop for birth professionals at Shining Light in Millvale!

08/16/2018

Pain-coping practices... their uses never end!

08/15/2018

Disconnected

08/11/2018

Yet another way that art is changing lives

08/10/2018

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