by Homegrown Families | Sep 26, 2016 | Birth, Blog, Doula Training, Social Justice and Activism
Why would a white family hire a black doula? Good question, right? This blunt, layered quandary was posed to me at a recent meeting with African American community leaders in the Hillcrest and Pisgah View Public Housing Apartments in Asheville two weeks ago. It came...
by Homegrown Families | Jul 12, 2016 | Birth, Blog
There are many reasons why an induction might be strongly recommended or suggested to you. There is so much to say about inductions, but I’m focusing here on how to best prepare for your induction experience. My favorite source for evidence based information on this...
by Homegrown Families | Jul 9, 2016 | Birth, Blog, Social Justice and Activism
Facts: The Infant Mortality Rate Non-Hispanic Black 11% Non-Hispanic White: 5.1% (CDC 2015) This is for my white friends, the 1,000+ white families who have taken my Lamaze childbirth classes, my white birth professional colleagues and anyone else who will listen....
by Homegrown Families | Apr 5, 2016 | Birth, Blog
How Do You Plan For a Mystery? Time and again I see women during pregnancy bustling to get the best information, find the right technique, and check off the many items of their “to-do” list. As a birth doula, massage and craniosacral therapist, I am often part of...
by Homegrown Families | Jan 26, 2016 | Birth, Blog, Breastfeeding, Postpartum
Asheville Birth and Postpartum doula, Jen Chandlee, advises to “Do Nothing” in the postpartum. (Photo by Helen Joy George) Throughout my Postpartum and Breastfeeding class, as we weave through the many little things that are involved in taking care of new...
by Homegrown Families | Sep 17, 2015 | Birth, Blog, Postpartum
Learning to say yes to receiving support is often a difficult task for many women. Learning to say no to extra requests and commitments can be equally as difficult. We are people pleasers, do-gooders, mothers saying yes to our children, helpers, volunteers, workers,...
