Monthly Archives: June 2019

Should You Use a Midwife?

By |2020-02-26T15:38:58+00:00June 10th, 2019|Categories: Midwifery|

Many women are finding that a midwife can offer a more intimate and nurturing birth experience. Myths About Midwives When Joanie Holmes, of Hooper, Utah, became pregnant, she started seeing an ob-gyn who'd been recommended by a friend. "But after two appointments, I switched to a midwife whom my mom had suggested," she says. "To my doctor, I was 'just another [...]

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Midwife vs Doctor a Natural Birth or Home Birth

By |2020-02-26T15:40:42+00:00June 10th, 2019|Categories: Birth center, Midwifery, natural birth, natural childbirth|

The two blue lines on a pregnancy test are the opening gates for a lifetime of decision making. But even before feeding, sleeping, schooling, and so on, there’s a more urgent choice to make: Who is going to care for mother and baby up to and during childbirth? Anyone who has watched a season or two [...]

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What Is a Midwife?

By |2020-02-26T15:41:45+00:00June 10th, 2019|Categories: Midwifery|

What Is a Midwife? A midwife is a trained health professional who helps healthy women during labor, delivery, and after the birth of their babies. In South Carolina, CPM and Licensed Midwives may deliver babies at birthing centers or at home, and only CNM can deliver babies in a hospital in which they have a physician that [...]

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