Matriarch Birth Center & Women's Health

03/08/2023

“Beginning in 1910, March 8 became annually observed as International Women's Day. Women's History Week was instituted in 1978 in an effort to begin adding women's history into educational curricula. In 1987, the National Women's History Project successfully petitioned Congress to include all of March as a celebration of the economic, political and social contributions of women.”

08/01/2022

It’s world breastfeeding week!
Let’s enjoy learning facts about breastfeeding and its benefits!

06/25/2022

05/24/2022

Eight hospitals and health systems have announced the permanent or temporary closure of obstetric services since March 16; several of those moves are due to staffing challenges:

05/16/2022

The components of postpartum healing are multi-faceted!

“The idea is that the first three months of a baby’s life are like another "trimester" of pregnancy because in many ways newborns are still gestating, even after they are born.” From verywellfamily.com on the “Fourth Trimester”

05/12/2022

05/10/2022

Great advice! Keep moving.

05/10/2022

The Urban Institute’s new report examines the maternity care landscape in Oklahoma and presents ways to promote the midwifery model of care and develop a pathway to education and practice for Black midwives.

05/06/2022

Celebrate Midwives!

04/19/2022

midwifery

04/06/2022

This month's newsletter from Matriarch Birth Center was about the benefits of water birth! To read about birth related topics and stay up to date on our building plans, please subscribe via our landing page! https://matriarchbirthcenter.com/
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04/01/2022

April Fools!

03/29/2022

The doula effect

“Doulas help support you in the type of birth you personally desire. They help foster an environment that supports the normal physiology of birth, help with comfort measures, provide moral & emotional support, as well as provide information.”



Great info!
Credit wildworldmama.com

03/17/2022

Go after those lucky charms!!!

03/15/2022

There’s plenty of room for all of us!!

Matriarch Birth Center and Women’s Health, coming 2022 to Carmel IN!

03/13/2022

The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers recently announced its 11th annual contest winners.

03/04/2022

During Women’s History Month, let us spotlight an important book: a diary of a midwife named Martha Ballard.

She not only had an active role in medicine and midwifery during her life in the 1700s, but also carefully documented numerous important events from that time and place. This book is interesting while serving as a rare first account by a woman. If you are interested in life in America during that time, history, medicine and midwifery, enjoy reading this book!

By Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812

A Review:
“This is the most amazing book. It will make you realize that the history you learned in school was very different than what was really going on.
It will open your eyes to the everyday hardships of Augusta Maine in the late 1700. It was a wonder that not only did people survive, but that this midwife had the same infant survival rate that we have now. I highly recommend this book.”

02/25/2022

It’s hard to believe that doulas can have such a positive impact on birth outcomes, but they do! They always bring better birth outcomes for the women they support. The most important factor that determines a satisfying birth experience is that the laboring mother feels supported emotionally and has autonomy over her body, and birth decisions.
A doula will helps make these aspects of labor more attainable! Of course doulas do so much more at births than emotional support. They physically support, give helpful advice, bring tools, advocate, take pictures and support the laboring mother’s partner.