Atlas of Motherhood

Hi, I’m Åsa! I am a Swedish midwife, health care entrepreneur and proud mother of three and founder of The Positive Birth Story Podcast. After a couple of years, I added birth preparation classes to my profession - something that very soon became a true passion of mine. I found that women with the right kind of preparation, had a much better chance of having a positive experience from giving birth. It was like I could pass on my wisdom and knowledge about birth to be used by the woman herself during birth. The way Sweden view and handle pregnancy and child birth is the reason to why we have one of the worlds lowest mortality rate for mother and baby during pregnancy and childbirth. I am very proud to be part of this system of knowledge surrounding safe pregnancy and childbirth with midwifes and doctors working together, with great respect for each others competence. Pregnancy and childbirth are viewed as healthy and natural and processes, and the aim is to intervene only when called upon.

thepositivebirthstorypodcast.com @thepositivebirthstorypodcast

Hi, I’m Jessica! My journey in birth work began in 2012 when she trained to be a birth doula. From her studies in biology and anthropology to volunteering in a Women’s Health Information Center, she grew in awe of the human body. The training, her mentors, and her first birth changed and fueled her interest in maternal health, childbirth education, and integrative medicine. In addition to providing support during labor, Jessica is a trained ICEA Childbirth Educator. Her goal is to provide evidence-based information and preventive care to the expecting family. In agreement with the ICEA philosophy, she believes in freedom of choice based on knowledge of alternatives in childbirth (and life).

jessicadiggs.com @jessicaadiggs