When it comes to your post-birth nether regions, don’t believe everything you hear—that is, if you’ve heard anything at all! Whether your baby was born vaginally or via cesarean, it is common to have swelling, pain, and possibly even bruising in your pelvic floor, vulva and/or vagina in the first week or two after you […]| Kimberly Ann Johnson
Everyone knows that I am a champion of women in the post-partum period. And so, when the NY Times last week published an article on maternal mental health, many friends and colleagues flooded my inbox with the links to the articles and the responses. They imagined that I would be thrilled by the publicity that women’s […]| Kimberly Ann Johnson
Rant alert. Each week women come into my office with a troubling problem that their doctor, midwife or even physical therapist has told them is normal. I am here to tell you that: Wetting your pants is not normal. Ever. Not if you just had a baby. Not if you are doing Crossfit. Not if you […]| Kimberly Ann Johnson
Home Birth. Hospital Birth. Drugs. No Drugs. Doctor. Midwife. Doula. Our ideals. Practicalities. Money. Opinions. Having walked the path of pregnancy and birth with dozens of women, I experience first hand the confusion around what to prioritize when constructing a birth experience. These can be agonizing decisions- weighing financial pros and cons of each potential […]| Kimberly Ann Johnson