It’s pretty common for people to worry about their baby being breech, but the great news is that only 3-4% of babies are breech at term. That’s… Read more “What Happens if Your Baby is Breech?”
Category: Babies
Home Birth Prep: Installing the Car Seat
One of the most important items on our “Home Visit Checklist” is to ask whether or not you have installed your baby’s car seat. In most cases,… Read more “Home Birth Prep: Installing the Car Seat”
Mod Midwives: Finding Support During COVID
Being well supported during pregnancy and postpartum is hard enough during normal times. But getting the support you need to feel confident and connected during COVID has… Read more “Mod Midwives: Finding Support During COVID”
Mod Midwives: Ask the Midwives-Part 7
We’re back with Ask the Midwives! This week we tackle some of your questions, including: Where to should we up the birth tub? Is there any danger… Read more “Mod Midwives: Ask the Midwives-Part 7”
Mod Midwives: Attachment Parenting
Both Gina and Nedra have long subscribed to a parenting philosophy called Attachment Parenting. Coined by William and Martha Sears in The Baby Book, this parenting style… Read more “Mod Midwives: Attachment Parenting”
Mod Midwives: Last Christmas
For this week’s podcast, we are doing a couple things. First of all, we are telling birth stories. Everyone loves a birth story, right? Secondly, we are… Read more “Mod Midwives: Last Christmas”
What to Wear in Labor
Of course, you should wear whatever you’d like to wear for your labor, but we do hear this question now and then, so we thought we’d offer… Read more “What to Wear in Labor”
Mod Midwives: Talking to Your Family about Home Birth
This week on the podcast we tackle the sticky issue of talking to your family–especially when they are skeptical–about your plans for a home birth. This can… Read more “Mod Midwives: Talking to Your Family about Home Birth”
Postpartum and Newborn Visits
One of the things we love the most about home birth is the postpartum and newborn care – you may have heard us mention this more than… Read more “Postpartum and Newborn Visits”
Mod Midwives: Ask the Midwives-Part 6
We are back with more questions from you! This week we tackle: The prenatal visit schedule COVID and the holidays Mucus plugs What we’ve seen change in… Read more “Mod Midwives: Ask the Midwives-Part 6”