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Doulas Guide

A Simple Guide to Doulas: Everything You Didn’t Know But Should

You’re moving to a foreign country. Maybe this move was planned, maybe it wasn’t. Thankfully, this new place has guides available to help expats transition to their new home. Your guide shows you all...
Birth and Baby Fair

Don’t Miss The Nurture RVA Birth and Baby Fair On April 21!

Connecting you with the resources you need for your birth and early parenting journey. Nurture is hosting its third annual Nurture RVA Birth and Baby Fair on April 21, 2018, at Science Museum of Virginia.The...

Expansion of Midwifery Program at Bon Secours St. Francis

Today, many women in the U.S. are choosing a midwife to attend the birth of their baby. To meet these increasing requests for midwifery care, The Woman’s Center at Bon Secours St. Francis Medical...

Bon Secours Now Offers Ambulatory Fetal Monitors for Low-Intervention Births

Until recently, pregnant women had to be unhooked from a fetal monitoring system if they wanted to move around, but that’s no longer the case. With with introduction of ambulatory fetal monitors, women can...

Nitrous Oxide Program Expansion

A few months ago we posted a Q&A with Dr. Alice Hirata about nitrous oxide as a form of pain management during labor. At the time, St. Mary's Hospital and St. Francis Medical Center were the...

The Annual RVA Parents of Preemies Holiday NICU Drive Makes a Difference for Local...

Many local moms will spend the upcoming Holiday at the hospital caring for their babies in the NICU or on the antepartum floors of maternity wards trying to delay their babies’ premature births. This can be...

Dream Baby Shower: Vote for Your Favorite Mom-to-Be!

Mothers are amazing. I am always so touched by reading these nominations. On behalf of Richmondmom and The Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU congratulations to all the nominees! We're wishing you happy, healthy pregnancies and...

VCU Hosts Richmond Premiere of The Mama Sherpas

It had been a while since I sat in a VCU lecture hall.  But on a Thursday night, I found myself sitting in a lecture space once again, this time with midwives, doctors and doulas,...

Every New Mama Deserves a Postpartum Doula. Who Are They? What Do They Do?

The steps you take in pregnancy are your first steps in mothering, and those nine months are a huge investment of time and energy and emotional growth as you prepare to meet your baby. Many...

Formula Guilt: When Breastfeeding Doesn’t Work Out As Planned

Today most women know the many wonderful  and almost magical benefits of breastfeeding. I was all for it and planned to exclusively breastfeed my baby until she was ready for solids. No formula would...

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