Birth

Guest Post by Village Obstetrics, About 20% of first births in the United States are by Cesarean delivery. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists advises women to consider a trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC) for their next birth. However, the latest statistics reveal that 90% of US women …

Your NYC Neighbor – is a way of introducing New Yorkers to a rich community of savvy parents and business owners. New York is a diverse City bustling with all kinds of families and personalities. We also love to grab tips and recommendations from moms and dads in certain neighborhoods and …

By Jak Burke, Mark Zuckerberg the CEO and co-founder of Facebook, struck a positive blow for new parents when he announced that he was taking a two-month paternity leave in late 2015, after the birth of his first child. This unprecedented move by one of the most powerful movers and …

A Guest Article by Yiska Obadia, This comfort measures checklist is based on my experience as a doula and a facebook thread that received over 90 responses to the question “if you’ve given birth, what was one of your favorite comfort measures during labor?” What emerged were over 30 distinct …

By Jak Burke, Adjusting to our new bodies after our baby can be a challenge. The reality is that our belly may never be the same again – but why should it? Our amazing body created then grew another human being for 9-months. Our belly is like a temple to …

      By Jak Burke, Baby Does NYC, I wanted to know what it was like to be a midwife. So I caught up with Lucia Diaz a Spanish midwife working in England. Tell us a little bit about your background as a midwife and how you got started? …

Your NYC Neighbor – is a way of introducing New Yorkers to a rich community of savvy parents. New York is a diverse City bustling with all kinds of families and personalities. We also love to grab tips and recommendations from moms and dads in certain neighborhoods and throughout the …

  By Jak Burke, the words “minimally invasive” and “obstetrics” or “gentle” and “cesarean” don’t usually go together if you stop to think about child birth: natural, vaginal or cesarean. That is until you understand the philosophy behind Village Obstetrics. As with any major life transition the birth experience can …

    By Jak Burke, Is it possible to have it all?  If we can have our cake and eat it – that would be a remarkable thing. When it comes to childbirth it has been common to assume that it’s a necessary hurdle in the pursuit of parenthood – …

  By Jak Burke, My friend’s mother had a small case kept tucked beneath the bed. When it was time for her to go to hospital to give birth she would quietly pull it out and fill it with things that she knew she would need. It was a quiet …