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DSF Blog
- Jan 5, 2022
- 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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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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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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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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DSF Blog
- Nov 10, 2021
- 6 min
Business Trip Baby
By Marle Le Honourable Mention It seemed like a good idea. I was 32 weeks pregnant and about to leave my home in Kingston, Ontario, for a...
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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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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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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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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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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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DSF Blog
- Sep 15, 2021
- 8 min
Dear Diary - October 1979
By Jennifer Ashton First-Place Laureate This is the original October 1979 entry taken from the Diary of the writer. Well, I have a baby...
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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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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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Jennifer Roberts
- Feb 26, 2021
- 6 min
After Hours
Jennifer Osmond, from Badger, Newfoundland, currently lives in Clarenville, Newfoundland, where she is raising her three beautiful...
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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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