What is a waterbirth

Friday, July 17th, 2009

The birthing of a baby is one of the most cherished moments of a woman’s life.The joys of bringing in a new life into the world is like none other.Even though it has a lot of pain associated with it, the majority of women will believe it is worth it.  As a San Diego midwife [...]

How to have a natural birth

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

One of the sad effects of our modern day and age in medicine is how birth and delivery have become a medical procedure. That might seem foreign to some people because most people already think of delivery as being a medical event.But that is the big problem.  It is not a medical event.  It is [...]

Safely choosing a midwife

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Pregnancy, what a beautiful time in the lives of a woman.  Well, I guess aside from the sickness.But beyond that, the new baby coming is an exciting expectation. Usually, for most women, how to have the baby isn’t a big question.Because most women just do it the usual way which is a medical procedure which [...]

Benefits of a Homebirth

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Having the baby in your home?  Who would do such a thing? Didn’t that just happen when there weren’t many hospitals and doctor’s had to go to the home to deliver babies? Not so.  There is a growing group of women who realize the benefits of a homebirth and having your baby at home. It [...]

Labor and Delivery with a Midwife

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Labor and delivery; it brings joy but also pain for the woman.  Obviously joy because of the new baby, but ask any woman, and they will tell you a source of unspeakable pain. Well because there is that pain involved, two schools of thought have come about on how to deal with labor and delivery.  [...]