The Midwives of Bethany Womens Healthcare

Friday, August 27,th was the day after my due date. I remember it clearly as it was 119 degrees outside, and I was over being pregnant. I ...

It's that time of the year again! It's the time when we five midwives go on a retreat to evaluate our services, assess goal attainme...

I spent a good bit of time getting to know S and her husband during her pregnancy. I was thrilled when she went into labor while I was on ca...

Ok, I finally have the opportunity to reflect on my birth experience long enough to share my story with you… My energy was completely draine...

My daughters stood and watched this with me, throughly absorbed. Thanks to Jill and crew at Unnesecearean where I found this.

I had been having surges for the past week off and on. By Saturday night I had called my doula to let her know that we were getting close. O...

Continuation of herbal remedies (listed by problem) Perineal Care - postpartum use, calendula or comfrey - make a tea, strain and add to a ...

Many women are interested in a more natural approach to pregnancy, labor, and birth. This can include the use of herbal remedies to treat co...

I enjoy the blogoshphere. I spend a good bit of time reading blogs. Some of the blogs take a more scientific approach to their content, wh...

This is an interesting blog post by Amy Romano CNM . She discusses how YouTube could be a potential change agent for birth culture. Cool! A ...

Midwife-led versus other models of care for childbearing women Hatem M, Sandall J, Devane D, Soltani H, Gates S Cochrane.org Midwife-led car...

One of our favorite birth advocates, Michel Odent, has some wonderful wisdom and knowledge to share...Read on! Lylaine BIRTH PHYSIOLOGY: AN...

A common request on birth plans, delayed cord clamping does offer benefits for baby. Immediate cord clamping is part of routine obstetric pr...

This is a guest post by Katie Dibenedetto, who is a doula I have gotten to work with firsthand. Please enjoy ~ Tiffany On Tuesday night D c...

S was scheduled to come in for an AROM induction (where the membranes are ruptured to hopefully bring on labor) the following day as her cer...

I had a woman by the name of E come in for her postpartum visit recently and we were re-visiting her birth story. She graciously has allowed...