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‍Welcome to the Fall/Winter 2025 issue of Everyday Birth Magazine. Every issue of Everyday Birth is centered on understanding — how we learn, how we prepare, and how we move through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with greater clarity and care. Rather than offering a single narrative or ideal, these pages explore the many ways people experience birth, the systems they navigate, and the choices they make along the way.

Within this issue, you’ll find thoughtful guidance on patient rights and informed decision-making, a closer look at breech presentation and advocacy in real moments of care, and reflections on how support, confidence, and collaboration shape outcomes. Alongside this education are birth stories and images spanning home, birth center, and hospital settings, as well as practical nourishment for postpartum recovery. Together, these pieces invite a steady, grounded approach to birth — one rooted in knowledge, trust, and humanity.

Below, you’ll find a full breakdown of the content — click each title to explore these stories and resources in depth.
As we release full articles and excerpts from the magazine online — use this digital table of contents to navigate easily between each feature.

Your Rights in Birth

An overview of patient rights in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum — and how to approach them.

From Doctor to Doula: The Path of Dr. Alecia Fields

An intimate profile exploring how lived experience, clinical training, and advocacy intersect in one provider’s journey.

A Closer Look at Breech Babies

A breakdown of the different types of breech presentation and options for them.

Considering Home Birth with Photos from Nina + Osai

An overview of what home birth can offer — and what to consider. And afast birth on a stormy day — welcoming this family’s fourth baby.

Considering Birth Center Birth with Photos from Joina + Jota

An overview of what birth center birth can offer — and what to consider. And captured moments from a birth defined by deep internal trust in Curitiba, Brazil.

Considering Hospital Birth with Photos from Lenka

An overview of what hospital birth can offer — and what to consider. And extraordinary images from a mother-assisted cesarean birth — her third c-section, and first baby girl.

What Does Informed Decision-Making Actually Look Like in Practice?

A grounded look at how information, values, and context come together in real-time healthcare decisions.

Between What I Know & What I Feel: An Interview with Suzanne

Perinatal therapist and mom, Suzanne reflects on anxiety, identity, trust, and preparing for birth while holding deep knowledge.

Understanding The Types of Pumping

A practical walk-through of different pumping methods, when they’re used, and how needs can change over time.

The Healing Power of Warmth Postpartum

Why warmth matters in recovery — physically, hormonally, and emotionally — across cultures and care traditions.

Warm Meals with Turmeric + Oats

Simple ways to incorporate these nourishing postpartum staples.

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Thank you to this issues sponsors and advertisers: ToLabor, MaternityWise, Kaely Harrod Doula Services, Ancient Art Midwifery’s Community Birth Schools, For Your Birth, Renew Chiropractic, and Go Milk Yourself.

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