by Sylvia Otvos | Mar 9, 2017 | Childbirth
Evidence-based birth is so important ‘Should I hire a doula?’ I saw this question posted on a popular online mommy group a few weeks ago. A long and divided string of responses followed and a heated debate followed. We often hear about disputes when discussing...
by Sylvia Otvos | Feb 23, 2017 | Childbirth
Do you watch birth on TV and in the movies? I am seeing a lot of birth on TV these days, in shows such as ‘Jane the Virgin’, ‘Offspring’, Grey’s Anatomy and The Mindy Project. And of course there are classic birth scenes that come to mind like Rachel’s in...
by Sylvia Otvos | Feb 10, 2016 | Childbirth
Your Baby’s Umbilical Cord After Birth You have been literally attached to your baby for over nine months. Finally, the day has come when you are going to meet your little one! You have prepared for this day. The baby’s room is finished. You’ve taken...
by Sylvia Otvos | Nov 3, 2015 | Childbirth
Last summer, I attended a birth during the NHL season playoffs. The Montreal Canadiens, my home team, were playing, so there was a lot of excitement in the air. At one point during the evening, we heard a lot of commotion down the hall. Yelling, cheering, angry...
by Sylvia Otvos | Oct 14, 2015 | Childbirth
Have you ever felt violated at the dentist’s office? I have. It’s not a place where I ever thought I’d feel this way. And it wasn’t by some creepy old dentist trying to cop a feel either. It was by the dental hygienist, a nice young woman who had no malicious...
by Sylvia Otvos | Sep 30, 2014 | Childbirth
Can labour be fun? Every morning for the past several weeks, I have been joining the sexy Shaun T and his friends to sweat – and swear – through his grueling DVD workout series, T25. One morning, one of Shaun T’s friends started smiling and laughing – you could...
