11 ways to pay for a Midwife at Birth & Biodynamic Midwifery LLC I’m often asked how people can afford to have a midwife. Please understand that home birth charges are quite small in comparison to a hospital birth. However, I do understand that it does not come without sacrifice for some families. Here are … Read more
Greets My deepest desire is to walk along side women one-woman-at-a-time, thru the-childbearing-year. My heart tells me to mother & nurture the women who come under my care while surrounding them with the support of a true sisterhood. I believe whole heartedly that by creating an emotionally and physically safe field around the mother is … Read more
One unique aspect of Biodynamic Midwifery’s is that it provides a model-of-care that is unique in the facilitation of Health within the client. In fact, Health (made intentional with a capital H) is unique to each individual. One of the main goals of this type of midwifery is to help the woman to achieve optimal … Read more
I’m sure you’ve heard the news: The Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade. What does this mean? It means that states can decide what, if any, restrictions they want to place on abortion. Unfortunately, it means that abortion can be banned too. I am outraged, sad, and beyond disappointed that our … Read more
More and more families today are choosing to work with midwives in the out-of-hospital setting. Women feel they are not receiving the personalized care they want and deserve in the hospital setting. Large practices of hospital based providers can feel daunting when the client knows the provider doesn’t know who they are, outside of their … Read more
Many women approaching their birth time ask me about posterior positioning of the baby and how it attribute to the laboring process. Another way to describe posterior presentation is having a baby in the sunny-side-up position during labor and/or birth. This is where the back of the baby’s head (or the heaviest part of the … Read more
Some of the strongest biological imprints occur around the time of conception, pregnancy and birth. Imprints that will affect us throughout the rest of our lives. How we relate to one another in emotional relationships through our attachment styles is learned through how we were received during our birth. Studies related to the 2003 … Read more
Directed pushing is a common practice seen in-hospital-birth settings. While this technique is very helpful if you’ve had an epidural and don’t feel the urge to push, the technique is widely used in hospital-birth regardless of epidural anesthetic. Research shows that routine directed pushing with breath holding during childbirth is not beneficial. Prolonged breath holding … Read more
Biodynamics is based on the premise that the body contains the blueprint for health that was present in our bodies from the time we were conceived. As a Biodynamic Midwife I have been trained to consider the person within the patient. Along with being a Licensed Midwifery my formal training includes Pre & Perinatal Psychology, Embryology, Bodywork, Biodynamic Physiological Therapies, … Read more
The importance of developing secure attachments in early infancy is well-established in medical literature. Parents’ are the first providers of love & security, creating a bond (attachment), which nurtures confidence, self-reliance while fostering resilience, supports the social and emotional development critical to ongoing cognitive development. This bond can even establish gene expression for later on … Read more
