Holistic Maternity

Holistic Maternity was established in 2012 and the 5 year anniversary got me reflecting over the incredible experience of being a part of one of the most precious and intimate times in family life.    Before Holistic Maternity was established, I attended births as a st...

I want to talk a little bit today about the tendency to scrutinize each other’s parenting choices. This piece is to encourage an attitude of inclusion and to bring to light the unintended consequences of assumptions, flippant remarks and catchy sayings meant to educate...

I love the Birth Without Fear movement.  I share the belief that our culture is too easily led by fears into a practice of numbing our birthing experience.   Many of us not only seek to dull our perceived pain of labor and birth, but also avoid the unease of taking res...

During the final weeks of pregnancy you will want to arrange your home in a way that is pleasing to you and also that provides space for midwifery supplies and equipment.  

Once you are 37 weeks along, its a good idea to move any furniture to open the space for the...

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Attending a home birth in a supportive role is an intimate and personal experience.  Every person in the room has a tremendous impact on the birthing mother and affect...

Our professional, hosptial grade birthing pool comes with thick industrial single-use liners. The liner thoroughly covers all parts of the pool, even the handles.  After baby is born and you are comfortable in your bed, we drain the pool, remove and dispose of the line...

This is a common question!  Umbilical cords are tangled around babies quite often.  I see this about 40% of the time in my own practice.  Those active little babies twirl and twist and do sommersaults for 40 weeks and they love to get cozy with their cord!  Thankfully,...

A Florida Licensed Midwife is a graduate of a Florida mandated and regulated academic program, consisting of 9 semesters in three years. In order to graduate, a  Florida Licensed Midwife must also complete 8 semesters of clinical internships and attend 75 births,with 5...

Labyrinth as a metaphor for a woman's birth journey is the highest and closest exploration of the true nature of childbirth. Not only have I experienced this inward journey with the birth of my own two children, but I witness this unfolding in all the births that I att...

I love this alternative to using the doppler.  This way I can get an accurate heart rate of baby, with out inadvertantly increasing his or her heartrate with the ultra sound waves in the doppler.