Category Archives: Pregnancy & Birth
Eventblog: Salon Bebe Geneva
This weekend is the second edition of Salon Bebe, a Trade Fair and exhibition that brings together associations, entrepreneurs, professionals, as well as small and large businesses that offer services and products to parents and their babies. The “salon” is being held from 10:00-18:00 Friday, Saturday and Sunday and is a good place to be [...]
WDW: Dads for Doulas
Mother-to-Mother, women supporting women, you hear that a lot when speaking about doulas, but women are also there to support partners, and particularly the Dads. Fathers often wrongly think that if their wife wants a doula, it’s that they think he won’t “be enough” or they think, even voice, “what will *I* do if you [...]
World Doula Week
Today is the first day of World Doula Week, which takes place annually from 22-28 March (so really it’s 7 days of doulas!). The purpose of WDW is not only to empower doulas, professional pregnancy and birth companions, but also to bring awareness, to both health care professionals and laypersons, of the benefits of doula [...]
Momblog: Bumps and Babies Support Group
The next “Bumps and Babies” coffee morning and support group is Friday, 8 March 2013 from 10:00-11:45. Mothers who are expecting (bumps) and mothers with new babies (plus any older siblings) and their birth partners are invited out to talk to Michelle (a trained doula, breastfeeding counsellor, and childbirth & parenting educator) and other mothers [...]
WDW: Dads 4 Doulas!
Parties where you don’t know anyone can be a pain. Conversation is usually strained and polite. Invariably it drags on into the topic of kids: what do your daughters do? My answer usually leads to this: “A doula?! What the heck is a doula?” Then I have to explain, usually in the simplest party terms. [...]