Science Confirms That Doula-support Improves Outcomes
After many thousands of years of doula-support, science is finally confirming what women have known all along: that doulas improve birth outcomes. In fact, the emerging body of evidence is strong enough to be propelling doula-support into mainstream healthcare.
Read MoreAs a doula with 12 years of experience, founder of Expecting NYC Kristy Zadrozny has helped many expecting parents form a birth plan they feel comfortable with. Here’s her take on VBAC.
Read MoreMindful Birth and Parenting: Special Offering in September
This September I will team up with the wonderful Mary Esther Malloy to offer New York families a chance to participate in a Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) class.
Mindfulness for Labor and Beyond
MBCP is a uniquely experiential childbirth class. As we prep for labor, participants explore mindfulness practices that have been shown to bring greater peace, tranquility, confidence and joy on the parenting path. These practices can be applied directly to labor as coping techniques and can be of great value in the day-to-day work of caring for a young baby.
Read More“Elsy was a light at the beginning of my labor, that turned into a natural delivery, I didn’t plan for. I would NOT have made it through the panic without her. I am forever grateful for her kind words pushing me through. I still get emotional thinking about how helpful Elsy was!”
Want to work with Elsy? You can contact her at elsyrodriguez@msn.com
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Why did you decide to use a doula?
I started training to become a Doula right before I found out that I was pregnant. So here I was, pregnant for the first time, fresh out of my Doula training, starting to plan my own birth. I wanted to make informed decisions and feel good about my care. I didn’t just want to just “get through it”, I wanted to enjoy my pregnancy and birth. Pregnancy is not always easy but it doesn’t have to be a time of fear or self-doubt. Doulas can help mitigate for all of that.
Read MoreI’m here to tell you that it’s not something we learn in a book or at a training, but rather, learn in the way we approach our own lives daily. We become better doulas when we choose to do the hard things in our lives rather than running away from it—being a good doula requires us to embrace the emotional labor so that we can learn and grow to become our best selves.
Read MoreCultivating a successful career as a doula begins with cultivating yourself as person, first and foremost. You started this awakening process by signing up for your initial certification course, congratulations, the fire is now lit!
Read MoreKristy Zadrozny specializes in maternal child health by supporting women in pregnancy, childbirth, and early postpartum care. She originally founded the Village Wellness Project, which was a center for family health and wellness in Union Square, Manhattan. The Village Wellness Project offered alternative health care for the whole family. This later grew into Expecting(nyc). In this interview, she talks about what a labor doula is and her experience with this work in NYC
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In this episode of the Birthful Podcast, we are going to be talking about getting the help you need for after the baby is born. You know the saying about how “it takes a village….” It’s because life with a newborn is much harder than you think! How much support will you need, and how can you go about getting it? To find out, I’ll be talking with Kristy Zadrozny.
Read MoreAs a doula, I get the amazing opportunity to witness my clients’ very different pregnancies, labors and postpartum experiences. I realize many people hear the word "doula" and picture a woman who will support only the most natural birth experience, relying on meditation instead of medication, and covering your entire family in patchouli.
Read MoreAs you move into the final days of your pregnancy, you're going to start feeling a shift in your body. You might also be wondering (worrying) “How will I know if I am really in labor? What if I have the baby in my car?! OMG!”
It may come as a relief to learn that you are definitely NOT in labor, if you are wondering “Am I really in labor?”
Read MoreDon’t panic, go make some oxytocin.
THE celebrated hormone of childbirth is oxytocin, her job is to get your uterus to contract. Rhythmically reducing the size of your uterus and ripening it into a powerhouse, muscle machine. This emphatically encourages your baby to make his way out. Time to see the light, little dumpling!
Read MoreMindful, evidenced doula support and childbirth education.
Mindfulness based childbirth and parenting in the new york times 2017
