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Before You Clamp the Cord: 10 Precious Things to Do First
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Maternal Health Advocate • Human Optimization Researcher The moment a baby is born is...
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An Important Risk Few Women Hear About
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Maternal Health Advocate • Human Optimization Researcher “You’re 39 weeks now… would you like...
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Should You Agree to an Induction of Labour? 5 Questions Every Expectant Parent Should Ask Before Saying Yes
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Maternal Health Advocate • Human Optimization Researcher Description: Being offered an induction of labour?...
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When Vitamin K Is Declined: What Every Parent Should Know
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Maternal Health Advocate • Human Optimization Researcher One of the many conversations I have...
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The Fourth Stage of Labour-Part 2
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Maternal Health Advocate • Human Optimization Researcher The First 24 Hours of Postpartum Recovery...
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The Fourth Stage of Labour – Part 1
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Maternal Health Advocate • Human Optimization Researcher The Most Ignored Stage of Childbirth What...
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How Mother and Baby Work Together to Birth the Placenta
Skin-to-Skin and Breastfeeding: Nature’s Protection Against Postpartum Hemorrhage Skin-to-skin contact and early breastfeeding trigger oxytocin release, helping the uterus contract...
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Active Management vs Physiological Birth of the Placenta
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Maternal Health Advocate • Human Optimization Researcher Active Management of the Third Stage of...
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When the Placenta Doesn’t Detach Easily
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Maternal Health Advocate • Human Optimization Researcher Postpartum Hemorrhage: Why the Uterus Must Contract...
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The Hidden Physiology Behind Placental Birth
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Maternal Health Advocate • Human Optimization Researcher How the Body Naturally Births the Placenta...
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Why The Placenta Is The Most Overlooked Stage Of Birth
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Maternal Health Advocate • Human Optimization Researcher The Third Stage of Labour: Why The...
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Simple Morning Habits to Boost Your Energy (From a Nurse!)
Hello everyone! As a nurse, I spend a lot of time on my feet, and I see firsthand how our...
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The Midwife Who Birthed Alone: Strength, Silent Burnout & the Truth About Postpartum Support
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Maternal Health Advocate • Human Optimization Researcher I was raised in a...
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From Hierarchy to Partnership — A Practical Guide to Respectful Communication
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher In Part I, we explored the evidence showing that...
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The Evidence for Empowerment — Why Information is the Most Powerful Tool in Midwifery
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher Pregnancy is not just a biological process it is...
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Induction Is Not Failure But It Is Different
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher Let me be very clear: Induction is not a...
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What Actually Happens During Induction (And Why It Matters)
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher Induction is not one single action.It is a three-step...
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Induction of Labour: What Every Woman Deserves to Know Before Saying Yes
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher There is something deeply troubling about how common induction...
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Safe by Assumption? The Unfinished Science of Ultrasound in Pregnancy
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher Ultrasound is widely described as safe but “safe” is...
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The Costly Illusion,Why Routine Pregnancy Ultrasound Fails the Evidence Test
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher Routine ultrasound scanning during pregnancy is often defended as...
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From Factory Floor to Womb How Ultrasound Became Routine Without Proof
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher Modern pregnancy care treats ultrasound as indispensable, yet its...
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The Physiology of Prevention — How Trusting the Body Protects the Perineum
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher True perineal care begins long before the postpartum period—it...
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The Art of Postpartum Healing — Integrating Traditional Wisdom and Modern Science
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher Traditional midwives have always understood that birth is a...
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The Threshold State — Surrender, Transition & the Intelligence of Birth
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher We’ve journeyed through the preparation of latent labor and...
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Active First Stage – The Journey of Opening
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher In Part I, we established the foundational truth of...
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The First Stage of Labor: The Biology of Becoming
By Lovetti Lafua Nurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher Birth is not a moment.It is a process.A...
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Blocked Ducts — The Root Cause We Keep Ignoring
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher Most mastitis cases begin as blocked ducts. A blocked...
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My Body, My Evidence — What Recurrent Mastitis Taught Me
By Lovetti Lafua, Midwife, Biologist, and Human Optimization Researcher I do not write about mastitis from theory alone. I have...
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Mastitis Is Not the Enemy — Understanding Inflammation, Not Fear
By Lovetti Lafua, Midwife, Biologist, and Human Optimization Researcher Mastitis is one of the most feared words in breastfeeding—often spoken...
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How to Support Truly Instinctive Pushing (With or Without an Epidural)
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher The solution is not another technique.It’s supporting physiology—and trusting...
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Misunderstandings About Not Pushing and Breathing the Baby Down
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher If telling women to push is problematic, telling them...
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Why We Need to Rethink Pushing in Labour
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher When it comes to pushing in labour, one truth...
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Newborn Rhythms, Abnormal Lie & Understanding Shoulder Dystocia Stress Responses
By Lovetti Lafua Nurse Midwife, Biologist, Human Optimisation Researcher Birth education should empower families, not overwhelm them. Over my years...
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Understanding Vaginal Breech: Wisdom From Two Decades in Midwifery
By Lovetti Lafua Nurse Midwife, Biologist, Human Optimisation Researcher Breech birth has shaped my professional journey in ways few other...
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Rethinking Gestational Diabetes: What Every Woman Deserves to Know
By Lovetti Lafua | Midwife, Biologist & Human Optimization Researcher Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) has been a fixture in maternity...
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Ten Things I Wish Every Woman Understood About Induction of Labour
Induction of labour has become such a normal part of maternity care that many women hear about it long before...
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When Mothers and Babies Are Separated After Birth: What Really Happens?
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher A new study from a Danish neonatal intensive care...
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Every Pound Has a Purpose: The Science Behind Pregnancy Weight Gain
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher Pregnancy is one of the most remarkable transformations the...
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Violence in Childbirth: Why We Must Talk About It
By Lovetti Lafua, Midwife, Biologist & Human Optimization Researcher Every year on November 25th, a quiet protest takes place. Women...
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Shoulder Dystocia Babies: What Really Happens After Birth — A Scientific & Practical Guide
By Lovetti Lafua, Midwife & Human Optimization Biology Researcher Shoulder dystocia is one of the most high-stakes moments in birth....
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The Real Story of Uterine Rupture
What Every Midwifery Student, Practitioner & Pregnant Woman Should Know By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization...
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Postpartum Care & Father Involvement: Why Vitamin D, Holistic Health & Support Matter
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher A mother’s health after birth is not just a...
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Andropause: The Silent Shift in Men That Affects Us All
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher For decades, conversations about hormonal change have largely centered...
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Let the Mother Be Mothered: Omugwo, Our Sacred Postpartum Wisdom and Why the World Needs It Back
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher I am a Black woman. I am a midwife,...
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Induction for Gestational Diabetes: What the Evidence Really Says
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher As a midwife, one of the questions I hear...
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The Empowering Choice of Home Birth: A Midwife’s Perspective
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher As a midwife, I have had the privilege of...
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Skin-to-Skin Contact: Every Mother’s Right, Every Baby’s Need
As a midwife, I’ve seen the difference a first hour of skin-to-skin contact can make. It’s not just a nice...
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A Journey of Hope: Overcoming Secondary Infertility (Elizabeth’s Story)
A Journey of Hope: How I Overcame Secondary Infertility and Welcomed My Miracle Baby By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife •...
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The Lost Art of Trusting Our Bodies
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher The Lost Art of Trusting Our BodiesA Midwife’s Reflection...
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The Silent Power of the Womb: The Underestimated Force That Gives Life
By Lovetti LafuaNurse • Midwife • Biologist • Human Optimization Researcher The Silent Power of the Womb The Underestimated Force...
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Is This Normal, Sis? A Real-Talk Pregnancy Guide by Lovetti Lafua
Pregnancy is magical, empowering, and life-
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