(Updated August 18, 2022) When I teach prenatal classes, before I even get to the section on medical pain management, the questions about epidurals begin. Great questions, curious questions, and I love answering questions. But I often have to rein myself in or the entire class could be derailed. Often, amongst these questions, there are a sprinkling of myths that persist and continue to be repeated. The following is the five most common myths that I hear people ask about.

Now let me be clear, I'm not your stereotypical Doula. Many believe that doulas are hippy dippy, woo woo flower children who will convince you to birth in a field or in the ocean surrounded by dolphins. And while yes, those doulas exist, they are just one point on the spectrum of who doulas are. On the doula scale I hover just off centre, closer to the science, pragmatic end with just the right amount of woo to keep my doula membership card. So given this, I'm going to tal

September is NICU Awareness Month. As a mum of three, I ended up having all three of my babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. My first son was an induction, that ended up in a traumatic birth. Before he was even out, the hospital staffed triggered a Code Pink which is a Cardiac Arrest/Medical Emergency for an infant or child. Once he was out, and immediate assessments were done, he had an APGAR Score of 2/10, he was whisked away to the NICU. I remember glancing up a

My name is Kimberley Fernandez and I've been teaching prenatal classes and supporting birthing families since 2006. I was teaching an infant care class recently and after we had chatted about ways to sooth a fussy or crying baby one of the participants voiced their concern about their baby crying. When I asked what the biggest concern was, they said that they were worried the crying was because baby was in pain. And this is a very valid concern. But the good news is, pain i