Midwifery

Do you know the right questions to ask a midwife at an interview or first consult? Choosing a midwife to assist in the birth of your child is a significant …

A childbirth assistant, more commonly known as a birth assistant (BA), attends out of hospital births with a licensed midwife at freestanding birth centers and homebirths. The role of a …

Birth workers enter their occupations (midwifery, nursing, doula, obstetrics, etc.) to help women have a positive pregnancy, birth and postpartum. How we make that happen is unique to each individual, …

I wanted to have a waterbirth for my son’s birth, but I guess it wasn’t in the cards. THIS time around, I was determined to make it happen. Where to …

My Home Birth Stories With Pictures here is another version of this birth story ‘Twas the night before Eden, when all through the house, my contractions were coming but not …

A Complete Homebirth Supplies List That Will Get You Ready Here is a list of all the home birth supplies I need to get together for the birth. Enjoy! My Midwife’s Home Birth …

Here’s the story of how and why I used a pregnancy glucose screening alternative. The story actually starts with my mom. My Mom’s Gestational Diabetes My mom had gestational diabetes …

Yesterday, a glorious thing happened. I had my first appointment at my home with my homebirth midwife. I made the switch from my OBGYN CPM to my homebirth midwife. Truly, …

Because of my recent miscarriages and my MTHFR diagnosis, I chose to do my prenatal care for my current pregnancy in an OBGYN’s office. I wanted to have easy access …

An Interview with Celeste Bracey For low risk women, out of hospital births are proven to be (link, link) as safe or safer than hospital births. Many who do research …

Natural Birth Stories If you want to read more natural birth stories, check out my daughters’ natural birth stories here. And my third child’s birth story, a homebirth in the hospital, …