The Midwives of Bethany Womens Healthcare: January 2010

Sunday, January 24, 2010

The Why Choose a Midwife video

Unfortunately, Our Bodies Ourselves had to remove the Why Choose a Midwife due to some complications related to licensing. It looks as though they are working on this and hopefully will be back up soon.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Why Choose a Midwife?

Haiti

I'm sure you are all aware of the tragedy that has been occuring in Haiti. This country has been struck by so many natural disasters and is already one of the poorest countries. If you are interested in giving help or volunteering, please go to International Medical Corp to find out how to donate or volunteer. One form of donating can be done by texting 85944, which will add a one-time donation of $10 to your cell phone bill.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Deliver My Baby

This website was created by ACNM (American College of Nurse-Midwives) to help women decide what type of provider they would gain the most benefit from. I don't really like the wording on the page - Who should deliver my baby? This implies that we deliver the baby when really, we just catch. After all, pizza is delivered, not babies. LOL!

Deliver My Baby Quiz

Bethany Womens Healthcare

BWHC uses a model of collaborative practice where patients benefit from the medical expertise of physicians and the holistic health focus of certified nurse-midwives. We are also privileged to have on staff a women's healthcare practitioner. Our dedicated providers have long been committed to providing universal access to affordable, cost-efficient, high-quality care. Women are recognized as important contributors to their own healthcare decision-making. This model of care allows BWHC to deliver satisfying, individualized attention and is proven to be an effective utilization of healthcare resources. Not only are we committed to providing care for a wide range of physical needs, we appreciate the importance of caring for the total individual-including emotional, social, and spiritual areas-throughout a lifetime.

Our practice philosophy recognizes pregnancy and birth as healthy experiences for the overwhelming majority of families. Most women are able to successfully labor and deliver without medical intervention or interference. Women and their families have the right to quality healthcare services that are medically safe and caregivers that recognize and respect unique social needs, spiritual beliefs, and one's ability to make appropriate decisions. This treatment should be holistic in nature, preventive in focus, and provide an opportunity for families to become active participants.

The Midwives of Bethany Womens Healthcare