Things have changed quite a bit in the 14 years since I first became a mother. I wasn’t made aware of very many options at that point. The LaMaze class I took taught us how to breathe through contractions. I never did use those techniques. I found my own deep breathing worked the best. My ...
You have peed on more sticks than you can count, suffered through what seems like a million two-week waits, and used every ovulation predictor known to man. Now it is official – you are pregnant. If you have not done so already, it is time for you to choose a prenatal care provider. You have ...
Giving birth is a wonderful, miraculous experience. Most mothers choose to give birth in a hospital knowing they will take good care of you, and if anything goes wrong, all the equipment is ready to go. You also get the dreaded but amazing epidural. I never really considered having a baby outside of the hospital ...
This article is part of my homebirth series, written to help parents and others get factual answers to their questions about birthing at home. One of the most common questions I get asked is “What will I need for a homebirth?” There are two answers that I give, depending on who’s asking. Answer one is ...
Have you just learned that you are pregnant? If you are pregnant or are planning to become pregnant, there are many important decisions that must be made ahead of time. One of those decisions includes your medical care during pregnancy and labor. Many women choose to go the standard route of having an OBGYN Doctor; ...
Pregnancy is an exciting experience for couples. With the anticipated birth, many preparations are made in both prenatal care and also postnatal care. For some women, the decision to use a nurse midwife, rather than an obstetrician, is becoming increasingly more common in recent years. Before choosing a midwife, there are considerations and issues of ...
The state of maternity care in the United States is at a crossroad. More women are turning to home birth and other more natural frameworks for approaching pregnancy. At the same time, the c-section rate is rising and many women receive unwanted and unnecessary interventions during labor. In rare cases, women even experience post-traumatic stress ...
“Attending births is like growing roses. You have to marvel at the ones that just open up and bloom at the first kiss of the sun but you wouldn’t dream of pulling open the petals of the tightly closed buds and forcing them to blossom to your time line.” —Gloria Lemay, Birth Attendant What is ...
Introduction Midwifery is an internationally recognized profession with practitioners throughout the world. In the United States, midwifery education that meets the standards of the American College of Nurse-Midwives goes beyond the scope of practice defined as midwifery to include the primary health care of women and newborns. A Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) is an individual educated ...
I felt completely at home the minute I walked upstairs and into the waiting room. The Midwife Center’s office area and waiting room is like no doctors office I’ve ever seen. The center itself is housed in an old home in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, and that’s a good beginning. The rooms have been kept as ...
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