Father’s Role for a Facility Birth & After   Pray/Hope for a safe birth for mother & baby.   Be guardian of the environment by controlling temperature, lights, noise, & who comes into the room. (be a birth bouncer)   Respect the nesting instinct before and after the birth. Avoid…

Avoiding Retraction Injuries: Correct Pediatric Foreskin Care Forced retraction — pulling back a child’s foreskin (prepuce) to any degree — is an ongoing problem in the U.S.A. Forced retraction can happen at the hands of, or the advice of medical professionals. The nonprofit organizations Doctors Opposing Circumcision and Your Whole…

coming soon…   Doula: A doula (doo-lah) is a person who provides emotional, physical, and educational support to you during your pregnancy and childbirth. A doula will help you understand all of your options and support the path you decide to take to the best of their ability. Doulas can…