birth
Controversy in Birth Series: Birth Plans Lead to the NICU
As much as pregnancy and birth can be a magical and powerful entry into parenthood, there is also a lot of controversy around how people navigate their experience and make their own decisions. It can be difficult for parents or perinatal professionals to weed out the facts over myths when it comes to controversial birth…
Read MoreLori Stafford: The bebo mia be brave award
My name is Lori Stafford and I am grateful to be the runner up of the Brave Award. I have three sons ages thirty, twenty-six and twenty-two and I am a grandmother fourteen month granddaughter named Riley. My current career as a caregiver taking care of my mother. My previous career experience has been in…
Read MoreDenise A. Ransom and her BIPOC Doula journey bursary
You want to know about me? Sure. Here are a few things that I can say. Once I realized I was a woman who could produce milk, I knew that I was going to breastfeed/chestfeed. My earliest memory was walking down my high school hall with a few friends saying that I was definitely going…
Read MoreDiamond Sadé and her BIPOC Doula journey bursary
, Hi, I’m Diamond Sadé Walker I am a Hard-working, courageous, generous, dedicated, and loving woman. I am continuing my education in early childhood development at Texas State University. I am the middle child, I have an older brother and a younger brother. My younger brother and I are 15 years apart. My mother Misty…
Read MoreThe Queers for Queer Care Award by Nicki
Maternal Support Practitioner MSP Scholarship – Fall 2021 Hello everyone! My name is Nicole, but I also go by Nicki or Nicoletta, and I use the pronouns she/her. As a little girl I was obsessed with babies, and I believe this is when the journey began, on my winding path, to become a birth worker.…
Read MoreJeska Sta.Teresa and The JAYU human rights award
Maternal Support Practitioner Certification Scholarship – Fall 2021 What makes me different is my advantage My name is Jeska Sta.Teresa, from the Philippines. My mother is the head of our household, alongside her twin who is a 2nd mom to us. I have a sister. I’m younger but people call me the “big-sis”. We have…
Read MoreThrough Mama’s Eyes: Afra’s Scholarship Story.
bebo mia’s Spring 2018 Maternal Support Practitioner Program saw some incredible applications for the various scholarships that were offered. We are thrilled to present our winners’ submissions. With the help of some incredible sponsors like Olivia Scobie & Candice Tizzard of Stages Doula, we were able to offer 6 Scholarships to the very first round of our extended version…
Read MoreJessica Jardine: MSP Spring 2018 Doula Training Scholarship Winner
bebo mia’s Spring 2018 Doula Scholarship submissions for the Maternal Support Practitioner Program saw some amazing applicants. We are thrilled to present our winners’ submissions. With the help of some incredible sponsors like Olivia Scobie & Candice Tizzard of Stages Doula, we were able to offer 6 Scholarships to the very first round of our extended version…
Read MoreDance and doula work: Meridian Negilski's Scholarship Blog
For the Spring 2018 Doula Scholarship submissions for the Maternal Support Practitioner Program at bebo mia inc we had some amazing applicants and are thrilled to present our winners’ submissions. With the help of some incredible sponsors like Olivia Scobie & Candice Tizzard of Stages Doula, we were able to offer 6 Scholarships to the very…
Read MoreSpring 2018 Doula Scholarship Winner: Shanika Frater
For the Spring 2018 Doula Scholarship submissions for the Maternal Support Practitioner Program at bebo mia inc we had some amazing applicants and are thrilled to present our winners submissions. With the help of some incredible sponsors like Olivia Scobie & Candice Tizzard of Stages Doula, (more to come!!!) we were able to offer 6 Scholarships to…
Read MoreUnplanned Pregnancy after Infertility – Part 3, The Birth
I guess I’m lucky. I get to share my birth story during National (US)/ Canadian Infertility Awareness Week and International Cesarean Awareness Month. 2 for 1 😉 I have already written about accidentally becoming pregnant after years of learning to accept having an only child, then being diagnosed with placenta previa. So now the only thing…
Read MoreNow accepting Scholarship Applications for MSP Spring 2018!!!
Some of you have been sharing your Spring anticipation photos on Instagram… watching little shoots of green coming through the ground is exciting and we are living vicariously through anyone who is not shovelling mountains of snow like we are in Toronto. We have to trust that we will see grass again soon. In the…
Read MorePelvic Care: 7 Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy and Postpartum Period
There’s no doubt that as a doula, your clients and others in your community look to you for information surrounding pregnancy, birth and the transition into parenthood. Common Pelvic Floor and Core Issues As a pelvic health physiotherapist with a focus on prenatal and postpartum care, I hear daily from expecting and new moms…
Read MoreIs Plus Size Birth Really High Risk?
If you are anything like us you might have spent the last few months shedding tears over episodes of ‘This Is Us’. And, if you haven’t had a chance to check out this awesome series sorry in advance for a tiny spoiler alert. Also, start watching immediately after you read this! Now, as if we…
Read MoreScholarship Winner: Hayden Connects Her Faith to doula work
Here at bebo mia inc. we have had a whirlwind Spring 2017. We had our largest MSP Class EVER, we launched another amazing course with our awesome friend & colleague, Olivia Scobie, the Diverse Families Certification and we are excitedly preparing for the arrival of Natasha’s second baby and collectively our third #bebobaby. We have…
Read MoreNow accepting Scholarship Applications for MSP Spring 2017!!!
It’s almost that time of year again where birth is everywhere. The Spring baby wave will be starting, flowers will be blooming and we are all anxiously waiting for #ApriltheGiraffe to have her baby. Here at the bebo mia headquarters we are all hustling to get ready to welcome a new wave of students into…
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