by Brood | Apr 14, 2023 | Birth, Doula, Health Care, Pregnancy
Photo by Alexa Mazzarello This month is Cesarean Awareness Month. You might be thinking – why exactly do c-sections need awareness? While c-sections can be life-saving for parents and babies in certain situations, they are also associated with higher risks of... 
by Brood | Mar 27, 2023 | Featured, Health Care, Our Brood, Parenting, Pregnancy
Brood’s friend Lauren Berkovitch (she/her) is a producer of podcasts, print, films, tv, blogs, and two humans. She is Canadian-born, California-bred, and currently calling Vancouver, BC home. Lauren wrote some insightful blog posts about her pregnancy... 
by Brood | Mar 22, 2023 | Birth, Doula, Featured, Our Brood, Postpartum, Pregnancy
Top 8 Myths about Postpartum & Birth Doulas When you think of a doula, what do you picture? A middle-aged person with long graying hair, birkenstock clad feet, wafting of patchouli as they move through the room? Homemade salves clinging around in their hand woven... 
by Brood | Mar 21, 2023 | Doula, Health Care, Our Brood, Parenting, Postpartum
Brood: noun / ˈbrüd Synonyms of brood1: the young of an animal or a family of young2: a group having a common nature or origin3: the children of a family The name Brood was inspired by visions of a large group of squishy babies, toddlers and kids — sun-kissed, muddy... 
by Brood | Mar 20, 2023 | Baby Care, Doula, Mental Health, Our Brood, Postpartum, Sleep
At Brood, we believe that parent’s know best — for their babies, families and themselves. This includes how parents and their babies sleep for the duration of the parenting relationship. For some parents this includes sleep training, co-sleeping, night nurses,...
