Luna Madre Midwifery

01/14/2020

Male Doulas! Yes!!

When most of Kelly Carrington’s clients meet him for the first time, they get surprised at the fact that a man would want to be around pregnant women, but after their encounter with him, they realize how amazing he is. “It seemed like such a natural fit to his personality,” Stephanie Schnare, ...

12/23/2019

A little peek at very rural midwifery practice in upstate New York.

Sunday Smith’s services are in high demand among expectant mothers in upstate New York. Why is she just scraping by?

11/16/2019

More midwives? Why yes please!

For better birth outcomes, the U.S. should rethink maternity care

10/30/2019

Luna Madre Midwifery Client Reunion at Richardson Springs this July, 2019! Thank you to midwifery student Joy Synder for helping us access the WYAM base! Thank you to all of my lovely clients who came out to mingle and support! (Photo by Michael Bone)

10/04/2019

I’m pleased to announce the brilliant and soon-to-be California Licensed Midwife Breann Thomas as my current birth assist and co-facilitator for CenteringPregnancy groups.
A sneak peak from a gorgeous afternoon waterbirth today. (We’re a little tired but very happy from 2 births in the last 48 hours)

10/03/2019

We are pleased to announce that Luna Madre Midwifery is now offering CenteringPregnancy prenatal care groups. Our first cohort started today and we are already very inspired by the first Centering circle! Stay tuned for more updates!
Check out more information on CenteringPregnancy here: https://www.centeringhealthcare.org/what-we-do/centering-pregnancy

08/19/2019

Nerdy uterine anatomy article

The female reproductive organs include the uterus, fallopian tubes, and the ovaries (Fig. 1). Their position, size, and anatomic relations vary considerably with age and the physiologic changes of menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause.

07/26/2019

Our wonderfully dedicated and very serious midwifery student Joy Snyder is moving back to Canada after 7 years here in Chico! You will be missed!

06/27/2019

4 lbs of bodyweight=16 lbs of pressure in spine. A possible reason for back pain/discomfort in pregnancy?

Back pain affects more than half of all Americans at some point in their lives. It is a leading cause of disability. The Institute of Medicine has

04/07/2019

Just got these beautiful photos from one of last year's homebirth clients. This first time mama gave me permission to share some of her photos. Anyone recognize the location?

04/06/2019

Homebirth babies have greater diversity in their microbiota
https://www.futurity.org/home-birth-diverse-microbiome-1901502-2/?fbclid=IwAR32vvY3StlUM7gn1A5uiKONv0ix_LMKG4RdNTs8me6L5MiYUmeyX9c1_Zs

03/30/2019

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/08/30/216479305/money-may-be-motivating-doctors-to-do-more-c-sections