Beginnings Birth Center

03/25/2026

Gone are the days when we could assume medicalized birth increased safety. Maternal mortality rates, 34% cesarean births, intervention cascades, and large model medicine are real and well documented. Ya know what else is real? 3% cesarean rates, VBAC success, honest educated conversations, autonomy, and trust. Midwives are the answer to low risk birth. We have real numbers and those numbers offer a refuge from becoming another distressing statistic. The data speaks for itself. https://beginningsbirthcenter.com/statistics/

03/23/2026

🚨 If you’re pregnant—or might be someday—this affects you.

In Colorado, you can choose a midwife…
But if you need hospital care?
You may lose your midwife.

Scheduled today to be heard in committee tomorrow, Tuesday 3/24/26 - take action TODAY!

Here’s why 👇

Right now, hospitals can require certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs) to have a physician “signature” just to obtain hospital privileges.

That requirement was removed outside of hospitals in 2010 when Colorado recognized APRNs as independent providers, except in hospital systems.

So your provider can legally care for you… just not where 97% of births happen.

💔 That means:
• Disrupted care at the most vulnerable moment
• Less choice in providers
• More gaps in access to care

We are deeply grateful for our OB/GYN colleagues.
Midwifery is a distinct specialty—not a subset of OB—and we already work together in team-based care, just like every other specialty.
We also respect and support the many midwives working within hospital systems—this is not about individuals, but about removing structural barriers that limit access.

HB26-1092 helps fix this.

This bill does not expand scope.
It simply says public hospitals can’t require a supervisory or written collaborative agreement for CNMs/CMs to have privileges.

💡 What this could mean:
• You keep your provider—even if plans change
• More access in rural areas
• Safer, smoother care transitions
• More support during birth

And we need it.

➡️ 38% of Colorado counties are maternity care deserts
➡️ 1 in 5 can’t access first trimester care

Legislators need to hear from REAL families.

👉 Submit a short testimony (takes 5 minutes):
Testimony template: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Az2rYvDM_KaiyhYAEoyT62FXQQbnwTVRNb5tcdwgxoA/edit?usp=sharing

👉 To testify either in writing, on zoom, or in person: search “HB26-1092” and register:
https://sites.coleg.gov/public-testimony/sign-up-to-testify/step-1

❤️ This is about your care
❤️ Your choices
❤️ Your safety

Share this to help other families understand what’s at stake.

03/20/2026

Healthy breastfeeding relationships don't happen by accident. Yes, it used to be more "natural"—but that was when all the women, aunts, sisters, and mothers, were breastfeeding around us all our lives.
Being intentional about creating that kind of surrounding for yourself now involves prenatal planning with a supportive provider, postpartum support from; your partner, your family, your social group, funds for an expert (well worth it), and the guts to learn something brand new to you and your infant.
There's no shame in needing support. The first weeks are hard. Your body is doing something incredible, and you deserve people in your corner who believe that too.
We can be your village.
www.beginningsbirthcenter.com

03/12/2026

Behind these numbers are 316 birth stories.

Stories of moms who pushed their own babies out. Stories of families who felt safe. Stories of birth that was messy and wild and beautiful, and supported every step of the way.

In 2025, we had a 95.12% vaginal birth rate and a 3% cesarean rate! because we believe in trusting birth.

Thank you to every family who trusted us with these moments. To view our 2025 statistics follow the link https://beginningsbirthcenter.com/statistics/

03/04/2026

Separation of mom and baby, especially in a cesarean, it's called routine. But routine isn't the same as right.
The research on what happens in those first minutes after birth and what we lose when we interrupt them, is something every parent deserves to know.
Plus: the data on midwifery care that should be front-page news. 👇
https://beginningsbirthcenter.com/the-birth-we-deserve-how-midwifery-care-is-changing-outcomes/

03/01/2026

💪 Prepare for birth with confidence — join a Westside Birth Connection class starting on March 3rd. This 8 week series is perfect for due dates in May and the summer months!

🤰 Sign up for childbirth preparation classes here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=25571420&appointmentType=category:CBE

👣 Sign up for newborn care and breastfeeding classes here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=25571420&appointmentType=category:CLE

🤓 First time parents, you don’t have to do this alone. Learn, connect, and feel supported!

Schedule your appointment online Westside Birth Connection

02/27/2026

"That Vitamin K 'black box warning' you saw online? It doesn't apply to your newborn. We need to talk about this. 💙 At Beginnings Birth Center, informed families are our priority — and that means accurate information, not fear. See our full guide below."

02/27/2026

"That Vitamin K 'black box warning' you saw online? It doesn't apply to your newborn. We need to talk about this. 💙

02/25/2026

Midwives are experts in normal birth — and extensively trained for when birth isn’t normal.

From shoulder dystocia to hemorrhage management, Spinning Babies, Breech Without Boarders, NRP, and water-birth safety, we rehearse, study, and certify so that when something shifts, we respond immediately.

And when birth unfolds beautifully?
We step back. We protect the space. We guard the edges.

That’s the balance of midwifery.

02/18/2026

Mother and baby are not separate patients, they are one connected system.
When care supports that relationship, outcomes change.

We’re reframing the mother–baby dyad and why midwifery care is designed to protect it—from pregnancy through postpartum.

Read more on the blog:
👉 https://beginningsbirthcenter.com/the-mother-baby-dyad/

02/12/2026

Valentine’s love note to nurse practitioners 💕
Certified Nurse Midwives are independently licensed NPs—providing full-scope care, confidently and compassionately.