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Home Birth Sounds Nice, but...
As a doula, I meet a lot of pregnant people and their partners. I always ask them where they intend to have their baby and whether...

Katrina Fortin
May 31, 20218 min read


Holistic Stages of the Birth Journey: Part 2
In our previous post , you followed the birth journey from Embarking, over the Foothills, through the Veil, and up the Mountain, where...

Katrina Fortin
May 25, 20217 min read


Holistic Stages of the Birth Journey: Part 1
We all hear plenty about the medical view of birth and its three stages (1st- dilation, 2nd- birth of the baby, and 3rd- the birth of...

Katrina Fortin
May 25, 20216 min read


Our Bodies are Not Broken or Failing
Are there any terms or phrases used to describe your body, especially during pregnancy and birth, that don’t sit right with you? Do you...

Katrina Fortin
Feb 1, 20216 min read


A Home Birth Story
When my son Emmett was just 3 months old, my menstrual cycle started up again. Which meant that I was ovulating. Which meant I could get...

Katrina Fortin
Nov 26, 20206 min read


Learning Life's Hard Lessons
I have been a parent of kids outside of my body for 2,275 days. On day One, the day my son was born, I learned a hard lesson: sometimes...

Katrina Fortin
Sep 11, 20205 min read
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