Category: Midwife
7 Ways to an Informed Birth
Giving birth is one of the biggest experiences of our lives. At what other point do our efforts result in bringing a new life into this world? Yet, women often go into birth with a lack of information... Read More
Debunking Six Myths of Midwifery
“So, are you having your baby in a barn?” Unfortunately that is a question some people ask when they hear a woman has chosen to use a midwife to deliver her baby. While the use of midwives in the ... Read More
How to Write a Birth Plan
After giving birth to my second child, I was quite the talk of the maternity ward. It wasn’t because I arrived at the hospital 9.5 cm dilated or that labor progressed so quickly that my midwife bare... Read More
Home Birth Story: What if Something Goes Wrong?
Many thanks to Brittany McCardle of The Gentle Home for sharing her birth story with us. She shared the first part of this story on her midwife’s website. And congrats to her as she is expecting... Read More
Birth Story: A Hypno-Birth
Many thanks to Jen of Ecological Babies diaper store and blog site for sharing the birth story of her second child. And, congrats to her as she is expecting baby number three. May it be an easy and jo... Read More
Interviewing Your Care Provider
When I became pregnant with my first, I did not have a midwife or OB/gyn, and my family doctor no longer did births. Thankfully he talked with me about my options, asking me questions about what my pr... Read More
Waiting, waiting, waiting…
Many thanks to Nicole Cox for sharing this post with us. Be sure to read about her first and second births on our site. And, best wishes to Nicole and her family as they await the arrival of #3…... Read More
Officially Full-Term
I have hit the 37-week mark and, as my midwife pointed out to me, I am officially full-term. Having gone “post-due” with my first two, I don’t have any reason to believe the labor pa... Read More