This week, Gina and Nedra talk about their favorite positions for labor and birth. While this may sound like a pat list, we actually dig a little… Read more “Mod Midwives: Positions for Labor and Birth”
Tag: birth
Home Birth Prep: Crock Pot
You may be wondering what on earth a crock pot has to do with preparing for your home birth, but rest assured, there is a good reason… Read more “Home Birth Prep: Crock Pot”
Mod Midwives: Finding Calm Amid the Chaos
Most of our days are relatively predictable (with the built-in unpredictability of birth thrown in for seasoning, of course), but a couple of weeks ago we had… Read more “Mod Midwives: Finding Calm Amid the Chaos”
The Many Benefits of Skin-to-Skin Care (SSC)
One of the things you may notice that is different about midwifery care in general, and home birth care specifically, is that it is second nature to… Read more “The Many Benefits of Skin-to-Skin Care (SSC)”
Mod Midwives: Your Vagina Looks Scary To Me
Yes–you read that title right! Ha! And no, your vagina doesn’t look scary to us, but there is a very funny story behind the title–tune in this… Read more “Mod Midwives: Your Vagina Looks Scary To Me”
How to Manage Prodromal Labor
During the course of your pregnancy, you probably learned all about the signs of labor – namely, regular contractions that get longer, stronger, and closer together. It… Read more “How to Manage Prodromal Labor”
Why Are Babies Born at Night?
Birth workers often joke about all babies coming at night, but the truth of the matter is – they really do! True, every now and then, we… Read more “Why Are Babies Born at Night?”
5 Comfort Measures for Home Birth
Over the past couple of months, we’ve been receiving inquiry calls from people who never thought they wanted to have an unmedicated birth. This is unusual for… Read more “5 Comfort Measures for Home Birth”
Mod Midwives: A Change of Plans–an interview with Shawna and Jay Denton-Gildea
With so much attention on home birth these days, we thought it would be fun to interview a couple who changed their birth plans at the last… Read more “Mod Midwives: A Change of Plans–an interview with Shawna and Jay Denton-Gildea”
Home Birth in the News!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (actually, it kind of does feel like we all live under a rock these days – but, I digress), you… Read more “Home Birth in the News!”