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Weekly Birth Chat on Hypnosis and Birth with Special Guest Michelle Smith of Birth Ease Podcast
Birthease Podcast with Michelle Smith SPEAKERS Michelle Smith, Rhione Zeixchel, Jacqueline Rowan Intro You've decided you're ready to become a parent. And suddenly you're overwhelmed with people who feel they have the right to inform you on the correct way to...

Weekly Birth Chat with Special Guest Jasmin Steiner
Jasmine Steiner SPEAKERS Rhione Zeixchel, Jasmin Steiner, Jae Rowan Jae Okay, perfect. Okay, so I'm here with Jasmin on our weekly birth chat, and we are having an experience some technical difficulties but we are so excited. We've been talking about this with you for...

Weekly Birth Chat with Special Guest Adriana Lozada
SPEAKERS Rhione Zeixchel, Adriana Lozada, Jae Rowan Jae This is Jae and Rhione with sanctuary birth chat and we are so excited to have Adriana with us today. She's an advanced doula. She's a postpartum educator, a child sleep consultant and the amazing host of the...

How to Recognize Signs of Early Labor Time
When you are pregnant for the first time, or even in subsequent pregnancies, a really big question that comes up is “How will I know when I am in labor?” and “How will I know when to go to the hospital? Or Birth Center? Or Call my midwife?” What you need to know and...

Resources to Support a Healthy Pregnancy During the Covid-19 Pandemic
You have all been on our hearts and minds amidst the growing concern around the Covid-19 pandemic. As midwives and mothers we have gathered immune support suggestions over the years that we follow and also recommend to our clients. We wanted to reach out to offer...

How Do I Let Go and Let My Body Birth with Ease?
In traditional earth-based cultures, trust in birth is passed down from generation to generation, and young women believe they will easily birth without “agony.” Complications in those areas of the world result mostly from lack of supportive prenatal, birth, and...

The One Big Mistake Many Women Make Preparing for their Hospital Birth
Pregnant women, just like you, or those you love are being managed, and manipulated through scare tactics into predictable routine care. One intervention after another replacing the hormonal blueprint. We are so vulnerable at this time in our lives afraid that if we don’t do everything our doctor or nurse tells us to do, something very bad may happen.