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A Midwife Changed My Life

by Cristen Pascucci | May 5, 2020 | All | 0 comments

May 5 is International Day of the Midwife. I remember my very first visit to the obstetrician. I was young and naïve and alone, and a nurse laughed at me because I didn’t know I was supposed to get dressed after the doctor left the room. I’d never been before, and...

COVID-19 and Doula Support: How to Respond to Changing Hospital Policies

by Cristen Pascucci | Mar 13, 2020 | All | 11 comments

Thoughts, information, and resources on how doulas and families can respond to shifting circumstances related to COVID-19, from the hospital to home, where many of us will be riding out this pandemic for a few weeks with our kids.

Leaving Against Medical Advice: Will Insurance Still Pay?

by Cristen Pascucci | Nov 19, 2019 | All | 2 comments

Will leaving against medical advice really leave you stuck with the bill for your visit? The answer is, “Probably not.”

Informed Consent & the Vaginal Exam: Free Webinar

by Cristen Pascucci | Nov 3, 2019 | All | 2 comments

Join us for a discussion on informed consent around a very common, but not risk-free, childbirth procedure: the vaginal exam.

Rethinking Consent and Power in the Birth Room

by Cristen Pascucci | Apr 30, 2019 | All, For Providers | 8 comments

How are we supposed to exercise “consent” in the birth room when we don’t recognize what consent is outside of it–and how power dynamics complicate it?

Spain 2019: Four Case Studies of Lawsuits for Obstetric Violence

by Cristen Pascucci | Apr 27, 2019 | All, Birth Rights, Obstetric Violence | 1 comment

Spanish lawyers have filed claims against the state related to the violations of their clients’ human rights in childbirth–with themes of abuse in birth common around the globe.