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    She Exists
    DSF Blog
    • Jan 5
    • 5 min

    She Exists

    By Roya Chalaki Honourable Mention My daughter turned five this year on February 20th, 2021. It was the first time among all her other...
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    Embracing and Accepting the Unknown
    DSF Blog
    • Dec 15, 2021
    • 8 min

    Embracing and Accepting the Unknown

    By Maria Manecuta Honourable Mention It was a quiet Friday night at home. I was relaxing at 39 weeks and 1 day – my first pregnancy....
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    Finding Solace in Our Home
    DSF Blog
    • Dec 8, 2021
    • 6 min

    Finding Solace in Our Home

    By Rachelle Campbell Honourable Mention NOVEMBER 1, 2020 As I woke, I was surprised by the fact that I almost immediately felt the urge...
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    Bailey's Breech Birth
    DSF Blog
    • Dec 1, 2021
    • 8 min

    Bailey's Breech Birth

    By Cassidy Piney Honourable Mention This is the story of Cassidy Piney who had a vaginal breech birth with her second daughter in...
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    Planned VBAC, Unplanned Home Birth
    DSF Blog
    • Nov 24, 2021
    • 7 min

    Planned VBAC, Unplanned Home Birth

    By Michelle Barnes Honourable Mention On February 5th, 2021, after 38 weeks and 5 days of pregnancy, I had a successful Vaginal Birth...
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    To Carry the Cure
    DSF Blog
    • Nov 17, 2021
    • 8 min

    To Carry the Cure

    By Tao Hipwell Honourable Mention The narrative that has been written by the major medical model about Type 1 Diabetic birth is not an...
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    More Beautiful than the Bright Snow
    DSF Blog
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 7 min

    More Beautiful than the Bright Snow

    by Hannah Day Honourable Mention In 2015, I was pregnant with my first child and my due date was December 2, 2015. My partner and I...
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    In the Dark
    DSF Blog
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    In the Dark

    By Leslie Harris Honourable Mention “Just one push, hold it… there you go… there’s your baby.” I wish I could say my labour, that both of...
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    From the Orgasmic to the Surgical – Two Birth Stories
    DSF Blog
    • Oct 13, 2021
    • 8 min

    From the Orgasmic to the Surgical – Two Birth Stories

    by Ellie Reynolds Honourable Mention When the day came to birth my second baby, I was delighted. The lights were dim in the theatre of my...
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    Caesarian Birth: Love, Sacrifice, and Surrender
    DSF Blog
    • Oct 6, 2021
    • 6 min

    Caesarian Birth: Love, Sacrifice, and Surrender

    I remember the chill of the operating room, the glare of the lights, and the shadow of green robes moving in and out of my field of...
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    New Seasons
    DSF Blog
    • Sep 29, 2021
    • 8 min

    New Seasons

    By Ruth Daniell Honourable Mention It’s impossible to think about the birth of my first baby without thinking of the birth of my second,...
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    Let Me Tell You About Your Birth
    DSF Blog
    • Sep 22, 2021
    • 8 min

    Let Me Tell You About Your Birth

    Honourable Mention I had already lost you once. I was so relieved when you decided to try again. The whole first trimester was a scary...
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    Winter Rose
    DSF Blog
    • Sep 8, 2021
    • 7 min

    Winter Rose

    By Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt Second-Place Laureate “We live at the edge of the miraculous.” -Henry Miller The sun hadn’t yet come up when...
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    Mama Fits
    DSF Blog
    • Sep 8, 2021
    • 8 min

    Mama Fits

    By Alison Milan Second-Place Laureate I was born female. To my parents and those in attendance, I was a new baby girl who would someday...
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    A whole new journey
    Marlowe Dibb
    • Sep 1, 2021
    • 7 min

    A whole new journey

    by Marlowe Dibb Thrid-place laureate becoming pregnant as a non-binary queer person was no easy task. it took years and multiple sperm...
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    The Power of Birth Stories
    Lauren Miller
    • Apr 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Power of Birth Stories

    Storytelling has always been an integral part of our human experience. Sharing our knowledge from generation to generation since the...
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    Through the Doula's Eyes
    Jessica Cheyne
    • Mar 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    Through the Doula's Eyes

    Jessica is the owner of Soothe Doula Services. What motivated her to start it was hearing the stories of many birthing people and their...
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    Miles to Journey Through
    Aly Guildford
    • Mar 12, 2021
    • 6 min

    Miles to Journey Through

    Aly has settled in Huntsville Ontario. She met her husband in high school and they have been together ever since. They currently have two...
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    Curbside Delivery
    Sabrina Malach
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 5 min

    Curbside Delivery

    Sabrina Malach is a lifelong environmental advocate working in urban agriculture and pollinator conservation. She is a beekeeper and an...
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