It's been a while since I've written, so I need to start off by apologizing for that. The past few weeks have been preparation for Passover, as well as the actual Holiday itself, which meant tearing my home apart, cleaning everything in sight, and somehow getting it back to normal in just a matter of days. Because that's what us Jewish people like to do. Drive ourselves crazy for a month to celebrate one tornado week of holiday that is all turned upside-down again in the one

After teaching the Stages of Labor to my various Childbirth Education students, I've noticed that it can be quite complicated, confusing, and daunting. I've looked for a clear and creative way to teach it for some time, disappointed at all the various infographics and options that I found available due to one reason or another. One confused Phases with Stages, one skipped phases all together, and each one had a different idea of which phase included what amount of Dilation, a