Koru Care Postpartum Doula Services

12/18/2018

Last chance to win scratch tickets raffle to benefit Pentucket Perinatal Mental Health Coalition. $1 per chance! If you want in, venmo -maltais or PM me asap. LIVE DRAWING TONIGHT AT 9PM Good luck!

11/29/2018

Congratulations DONA International on reaching 13,000 certified Doulas! I am so honored to be among only 18 Approved Postpartum Doula Trainers with this amazing organization. Looking forward to a year full of teaching Postpartum Doula Workshops - join me and discover the DONA Difference! www.ReliefParenting.com/dona-workshops

11/18/2018

Postpartum Doula care makes the perfect baby shower/new baby/holiday gift - just sayin' 😉

Say the word postpartum and most people think depression. And in the U.S., the lack of support for new parents is a wholly depressing situation—e...

10/01/2018

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Tune in tomorrow at 9am as Krista Maltais talks about Relief - Parenting Respite & Resource Center, LLC and the importance of getting parents the relief they need and deserve!

Tune in tomorrow morning at 9am as Maltais talks about and the importance of getting parents the relief they need and deserve

09/19/2018

With just over two weeks to go, my upcoming Chester, CT DONA International Postpartum Doula Workshop already has 12 registered participants! I am so excited to meet them and enjoy the much-anticipated Guest House Retreat and Conference Center! Interested in joining us? Email Krista Maltais at [email protected] to attend my last DONA International workshop training of the year.

09/13/2018

Join me LIVE on the radio in 10 minutes as I talk about Relief - Parenting Respite & Resource Center, LLC

08/17/2018

Last week another wonderful group of postpartum doulas in training was born! These amazing ladies are going to change lives one family at a time 🙂

08/06/2018

Preparing for Postpartum Doula work!

07/17/2018

"The harder I work, the luckier I get!" Exciting things are happening for me (Krista Maltais)! I found this four leaf clover on Saturday and every time I find one, I take it as a good omen. Looking forward to sharing more details over the next few weeks!

07/13/2018

Did you envision birth as a finish line?

One of the things I write about in The Postnatal Depletion Cure is how most pregnant women will encounter an overwhelm of information, often seeming to rotate around potential risks and dangers, and conflicting advice around what to do and not do.
Meanwhile, all the people in a pregnant woman’s sphere, from close friends and family to complete strangers are happy and excited to share stories of pregnancy or birth, either their own horror stories, or memorable ones they have heard, and in the vein of telling a riveting story, they are scary and full of drama and suffering.

All the while, everything seems to be gearing up towards the looming due date. With so much focus and pressure on the impending birth and labour, it is no wonder then, that only later do we realise that birth is not the finishing line, but rather the starting point.

After the ordeal of childbirth, a message is sent out into the world broadcasting the length of labour, the drugs used (or not), the baby’s weight and gender. “Mother and Baby are doing well,” is the typical message. That is the last time that “Mother” shows up in the same sentence as “Baby”. And so begins what is a potentially a time of high, unrelenting pressure for a woman, in which intense focus on the baby is accompanied by a decided lack of pragmatic and emotional support for the baby’s mother.
What’s more, very few people seem willing to share their stories about Motherhood, in the same way they have about pregnancy and birth… …and into this unchartered territory a Mother will go.

The reality for modern parents is that the first time they are deeply involved in looking after a baby is their own. This is so common that we don’t really think about it, but that’s really a crazy fact!
Often, the only feedback we get from the world is through the baby’s milestones. And if your baby is not meeting the average expectations regarding these, then begins the worry and shame.
In the above scenario, the child is placed in the centre of the picture. Instead, imagine a more healthy and balanced situation, where Mum is placed in the spotlight, and the baby also, by being in close proximity to his/her mother.

07/11/2018

Grateful to have had the chance to meet with Krista Maltais this morning and talk about the dire need for Postnatal support. -

Krista is a Doula based in Boston who is very involved with DONA International and passionate about the emerging field of postpartum Doula services. -

Doulas bring such an important and valuable focus for the revival of the ancient ways of sacred Motherhood! ✨🌙🙌🏼 -

I have no doubt that we are fast approaching a time where Doulas will be recognized allied health professionals, not only playing an important role for women through pregnancy and birth, but more than ever in the postnatal period as well. -

06/24/2018

I had the honor and immense pleasure of talking with Dr Oscar Serrallach about his book, The Postnatal Depletion Cure, this morning. His comprehensive approach to caring for mothers and gentle wisdom regarding the "matrescence" period of time is invaluable. If you haven't done so already, I urge you to read his book and start replenishing yourself!