by Liza Janda | Aug 23, 2017 | Bradley Method, Easier Labor & Birth, Natural Birth Stories, Positive Birth Stories |
Part of the 10% It was a Thursday afternoon July 27th, 2017. I was just settling down into the 2nd phase of the Miles Circuit. All of a sudden my water broke at 3:05pm. I guess I’m now part of the 10% of women whose bag of waters breaks before labor begins! I...
by Liza Janda | Jul 17, 2017 | Articles, Bradley Method, Breastfeeding, Easier Labor & Birth, Questions to Ask Your Doctor or Midwife, Uncategorized |
Pregnant? Now What? Do you know the right questions to ask to make sure you and your baby get the best care and the safest birth? How do you know what kind of birth you want? Take the quiz to see how much you know or how much you need to learn. Hurry up!...
by Liza Janda | Jul 9, 2017 | Bringing Baby Home Postpartum Care, Postpartum, Uncategorized |
The birth of a baby can prompt a plethora of powerful emotions – joy of being a mother and anxiety or stress because of the sudden and huge changes in life. However, childbirth can also result in something you do not expect – depression. From the time you had a...
by Liza Janda | Apr 6, 2017 | Bradley Method, Labor and Birth Advice, Pregnant in San Diego |
I’ve been teaching childbirth classes since 1995. My students’ goals are to have safe, healthy, and natural births. Sometimes the stars align and things fall into place and those goals are reached. Sometimes choices my students make or choices their care providers...
by Liza Janda | Aug 22, 2016 | Doulas I Know |
This is the story of how Debbie Shelton became a doula/Monitrice, written by Debbie and edited by Liza Janda For twenty years I was so fortunate to support women through the life-changing event of becoming a mother. I was a labor and delivery nurse and I loved my job!...