Tips for a Gentle C Section Birth Plan
A gentle c section is a cesarean birth that is heavily focused on supporting the new family as a unit throughout the birth process, and less on traditional medical procedures …
Birth fears
How to Get Through Transition Without an Epidural
It is 100% possible to get through transition without an epidural! This article is FULL of wonderful information about how to do just that. Let’s go! What is Transition? Birth …
30 Encouraging Bible Verses for Labor and Delivery
These 30 bible verses for labor and delivery bring comfort during the end of pregnancy and throughout the intensity of any type of birth – natural birth, medicated, or a …
How to Push During Labor and Delivery
Parents usually have six questions about how to push during labor and delivery. In this article we will answer these questions, but also talk about the ins and outs (pun …
Break the Fear Tension Pain Cycle for a Better Birth
The fear tension pain cycle reveals how all three feed off each other creating an ever increasingly painful birth. This cycle is something parents need to understand when learning about …
How to Give Birth Alone in a Hospital
No woman should have to give birth alone. However, sometimes life just deals us a bad hand and unfortunately, new parents are not exempt. If, for whatever reason, you need …
5 Mistakes in Childbirth That Harm Vulvas
Preventing tearing during birth requires a group effort. There are helpful things a woman can do, and there are helpful things a care provider can do, too. However, there are …
Kick Birth Trauma in the Ass (How to Prevent Birth Trauma)
Birth trauma happens when someone experiences a deeply distressing or disturbing birth. Sometimes birth trauma can result from a physically traumatic experience, but more often than not, birth trauma leaves …
How to Prevent Tearing During Birth, Revisited
Tearing during birth is a common fear of expectant mothers, with good reason, as a local OB once told me that the average first time mother experiences a second degree …
Tips for Natural Birth That Will Decrease Your Pain
Whether you’re dead set on a natural childbirth or just want to see how things go, use Mother Rising’s tips for natural birth to decrease your pain (no matter what’s on …
How to Get to the Hospital Without Having a Car Baby
Nobody wants to have a car baby. I’ve never read a birth plan that expressed the desire to go into labor, hop in the car, have a baby on the …
How to Get Through Painful Labor Before an Epidural
This blog post is all about how to get through painful labor before an epidural. This blog post isn’t about whether or not a woman should get an epidural. Maybe …