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Liang was surprised to find herself pregnant after accepting that she would never have a child of her own. Yet she embraced the opportunity to be a mom and join the “largest secret society in the world,” as she put it. Liang knew from the beginning she wanted an unmedicated birth and was drawn to the Birth Center of Chicago. A few days after her due date, she started having contractions. She labored at home for a day before her water broke, but once she was in active labor, t

A series in which I share my own experience of birth places around the Chicagoland area plus the data that we have available. There is no one right place to give birth. The right place for you  is the place where you feel safest. In this article I'm going to share about my doula review of Swedish Hospital in Chicago. Part 1: Birth Center of Chicago  - reopened December 2025 Part 2: Illinois Masonic Part 3: Northwestern Prentice Part 4: Evanston Hospital Part 5:   OMG Midwives

This stock pot is not big enough... Brodo is the Italian word for broth, and it is known for its magical healing powers. My Italian...

There are many ways to feel about surgical birth, none of them right or wrong. When you imagine a low intervention birth, sometimes your...

Fun Fact: The birth center building used to be a bank in a past life A series in which I share my own experience of birth places around the Chicagoland area plus the data that we have available. There is no one right place to give birth, and the right place for you  is the place where you feel safest. In this article I'm going to share about my experiences with the midwives at Burr Ridge Birth Center. Part 1: Birth Center of Chicago  - reopened December 2025 Part 2: Illinois

For Roxanne, it was helpful to think of birth like a labyrinth, a concept she learned from the book Transformed by Birth. This is...

If you are planning to nurse your baby, one of the must-have items that you will see on every list is nipple balm. Read on for why it...

I am sitting in a labor and delivery room waiting for my client to return from her scheduled cesarean. I came in this morning and helped...

Mitchell’s spouse, Mick, gave birth to their baby, Margo, a couple of months ago, and Mitchell recently sat down to tell their birth...

An amusing book on birth by Peggy Vincent A memoir and chronicle of the resurgence of midwifery and home birth in the late 20th century,...

I drove home from my 100th birth in a haze: from spending a day in the liminal space of birth and the clouds of Canadian wildfire smoke....

I’m Orlena (she/her), a rising sophomore at Wellesley College and an intern with Wyld Garden this summer!  I’m still undecided on a...

Have you heard of padsicles? Padsicles are super easy to DIY. Its just a clever name for homemade pads that have some sort of healing...

There are many different ways to slow down and honor your placenta after the birth of your baby. While about 1 in 5 of my clients choose...

There is no one in the world who is more concerned about how your baby is going to fit through your pelvis than you. Being told your...

Are you totally grossed out about the idea of eating your placenta... but maybe also weirdly curious? Many people have heard about it...