Holistic Maternity

If you’re considering home birth, you’ve probably wondered: what is it actually like? Not the highlight reels or the extremes—just the real experience. For families in Palm Harbor, Clearwater, and the greater Tampa Bay area, home birth is often quieter, slower, and more intuitive than they expected. It usually starts like a normal day Most home births don’t begin with urgency—they begin gradually. You might: Wake up with mild contractions Text your midwife to stay in touch th

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...

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...

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...

art by Claudia Tremblay https://www.etsy.com/listing/95024213/mother-and-daughter-our-walk-art-print Attending a home birth in a...

Our professional, hosptial grade birthing pool comes with thick industrial single-use liners. The liner thoroughly covers all parts of the pool. After baby is born and you are comfortable in your bed, we drain the pool, remove and dispose of the liner, and thoroughly wipe the pool with a medical grade cleaner specifically designed for this use. Your birth care team will take care of all the clean up after your birth. They will prepare a meal for you, wash the laundry, di

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. ...

A Florida Licensed Midwife is a graduate of a Florida mandated and regulated academic program, consisting of 9 semesters in three years....

Labyrinth as a metaphor for a woman's birth journey is the highest and closest exploration of the true nature of childbirth. Not only...

I love this alternative to using the doppler. This way I can get an accurate heart rate of baby, with out inadvertantly increasing his...