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 The Hidden Impact of Birth Drugs on Your Baby’s First Moments
Doula, Labor Drugs Amelie Derooij 05/09/2025 Doula, Labor Drugs Amelie Derooij 05/09/2025

The Hidden Impact of Birth Drugs on Your Baby’s First Moments

Research reveals how common birth drugs, including fentanyl and synthetic oxytocin, may affect a baby’s first hour; from feeding to bonding. Discover gentler alternatives and ways to make informed choices for a softer start.

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Land of Mothers

A sanctuary for doula care and maternal celebration that is inclusive and welcoming of all. I aim to humbly support all persons and families, with an open heart and open mind. I serve Purmerend, Amsterdam, Haarlem, Zaandam, Hoorn and Noord Holland.

View fullsize I love offering rebozo during pregnancy.

It slows time.
It creates a cocoon.
Wrapped, swaddled, gently rocked - your nervous system softens as you feel held.

From there, the pelvis finds mobility.
The body finds space. 

Rebozo is simple and powerf
View fullsize 10 years ago I became a mother far from home, and there is loss in that.

Language. Traditions.
Birthdays that don’t quite land the same.
Community, shared stories, the feeling of being known without explaining.

Some things don’t transfe
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View fullsize I am grateful for having been part of this 2025 silent birthkeeper cohort of @truemidwifery with @ehrhardtruth and @birthjunkielana as space holders and facilitators. 

I joined a bit more than a year ago to hold myself accountable to my path and lea
View fullsize Community. Motherhood. Sisterhood. Support. Fun.

When you can’t find what you need - you create it.

I might not need it as much now, but as a mom of a 10-year-old, I see early motherhood with new eyes - its tenderness, its exhaustion, its dee
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View fullsize The more I practice with the rebozo, the more I witness its quiet, ancient magic.

After birth, when a woman has opened so fully, body and soul, there’s often a deep need to be gathered again. To be held, contained, wrapped.

During a closing t
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