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How was Planning an Unmedicated Birth for My Own Spiritual Growth? – Episode 20

Something I used to frequently say regarding childbirth was that I was born in the last days because Heavenly Father knew I couldn’t handle a natural childbirth and knew I needed epidurals. It was something I would always joke about, but also really believed. I might be mentally strong, spiritually strong, but physically strong? No way. That was not for me. I wasn’t a hardy pioneer woman that pushed handcarts and gave birth along the Mormon trail. Heavenly Father knew me and knew my mental and physical limitations. Or so I thought.

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How is the History of Pioneer Midwives Important to Us? – Episode 16

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Back to School Time! My kids have been back in school for a few weeks, and well, so have I. Actually, I started taking some online classes this summer at my local university. I was nervous to go back to school, twenty years after graduating with my degree from the University of Utah. What I

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Robyn’s Fascinating Journey From Author to Nursing Student. Where will She Go Next? – Episode 8

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Robyn shares how she got involved in The Gift of Giving Life. Her favorite parts and the most challenging parts. She also shares what she has been up to the past few years, working towards her nursing degree. It may not lead exactly where she thought it would at first, but she knows God will

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Book Review: The Sacred Gift of Childbirth

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The Gift of Giving Life has a friend! It can be lonely when you are the only LDS birth book on the block so it is nice when a new friend moves in right? We think so. It is wonderful that more voices are testifying to the sacred nature of the childbearing process. So when

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Grumpy: The “Real” First Stage of Labor

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My very pregnant friend texted me, “I am soooo grumpy today. Please tell me that is a sign. Haha.” And I texted back, “Oh yes, in fact, I think it was officially added to the map of labor. It is its own stage I’m sure.” Well. Isn’t it? We must get grumpy before

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Laboring Through

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All of the talk was beautiful, but do you know what my absolute favorite part was? My favorite phrase Elder Holland uttered today was this: “laboring through the battered landscape of his despair.” As Elder Holland spoke of a mother striving to bear up her son as he traveled through the darkest days and nights of his intense anguish… I can’t even really describe to you what I felt inside.

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VBA2C Birth Story

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My friend, Kylie, was kind enough to let me share her birth story here on the blog. I came to know her through ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network). Interestingly enough, I came to a place last year when I was contemplating closing our little ICAN chapter. Not much had been happening with it and

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Interview with a Student Midwife

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Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a student midwife? I asked my friend, Angela Geurts, to answers some questions about life as a midwife in training. – Robyn Tell us a little about how you were guided to become a midwife. Sometimes each of us may feel that we have a calling

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What is it like to be born?

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The instructor of my midwife assistant course started off one of our classes with this question, “What is it like to be born?” We discussed the different possibilities: it could be stressful, scary and even painful, right? Knowing that the baby can feel our emotion via hormonal responses it makes sense that they

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Neonatal Resuscitation- do I need to know it?

Sheridan

I am a doula, but I chose to be trained in Neonatal Resuscitation. You never know when a baby will be born before a midwife gets there or in an emergency situation. Knowing I have some basic training is comforting. I hope and pray I never need to use it, but If you are prepared,

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