Tag: Traditional midwifery

• How to Get Insurance to Pay For Your birthkeeper/Doula

  One of the big questions I get asked is if I hire a birthkeeper or doula, will my insurance company cover her fees?  And if so, how do I go about it?  This is a very good question because if you’re olanning for a home birth understand most of the costs are out-of-pocket and it…

  Melissa Philippe

  June 8, 2025

  MATERNAL HEALTH, WOMEN’S HEALTH

  birth equity, birth justice, birthkeeper, birthworker resources, Black birthworker, Black birthworkers, Blissful Births, childbirth support, CPT codes for doulas, doula, getting insurance to pay for a doula, health, healthcare, Holistic birth support, home birth, insurance, insurance reimbursement, MATERNAL HEALTH, motherhood, postpartum care, pregnancy, rooted in wisdom, spiritual midwifery, superbill, Traditional midwifery, womb wellness, women’s health advocacy

• Understanding the Physiology of Birth: Insights from a Traditional Midwife

  Birth is not a medical emergency but a sacred rite of passage. It is a physiological process that, when honoured, unfolds with divine precision. Yet, in modern times, we’ve been conditioned to fear our bodies. We’ve been taught to distrust our wombs, to silence our intuition, and to surrender our power to systems that do…

  Melissa Philippe

  April 22, 2025

  HOLISTIC LIFESTYLE, MATERNAL HEALTH, WOMEN’S HEALTH

  Afro-Indigenous healing, Holistic birth support, Hormones in labour, Natural childbirth, Oxytocin and childbirth, Reclaiming birth, rooted in wisdom, Traditional midwifery, Women’s health and wellness