Midlands Midwifery

06/16/2022

04/23/2022

THE KEY INGREDIENT IS TIME

Do you know that your uterus cramps after birth and ejects blood into your baby? This cannot happen if the cord is cut.

Mother Nature's design is perfect for transforming your baby into an air breathing creature. This transformation is in fact called a Transition, but like all transitions the key ingredient is time - time for the placenta to release the rest of the baby's blood back to him.

The effects of premature cord clamping on our babies are not detectable right away - and this has allowed doctors and even midwives to continue this practice without challenge. (I was in fact taught to do immediate cord clamping due to a misguided belief that it prevented hemorrhaging). Research continues to prove that the baby deprived of blood is at risk for harm, and this is only evident later because you cannot test for cognition on a newborn. The way to get an Intact Birth as parents is to know and to demand they wait. Much of what we clinicians do to help your baby breathe when needed, can be done without immediate clamping.

The science is all there. The question around cord cutting is not "where is the evidence", but "why is this happening?" More-than-you-can-read compilation of research available at
http://www.nature.com/jp/journal/v37/n2/full/jp2016151a.html

01/12/2022

If an OB can get a pregnant patient cared for in 10 minutes or less, what do we do with all the other 50 minutes in your midwifery appointments with us??

I might lay down on the ground with my pelvic model and point at my butt while explaining how your posture influences your baby’s position in pregnancy. (Normal midwife stuff 😂)

We might spend 10 whole minutes palpating your baby’s position with you during your exam, really making sure you know what your own hands are feeling in there so you can connect with her again at home in between your visits with us.

We may take up half the appointment counseling you on your options for gestation diabetes screening, including refusing the whole thing. (What? Options? Refusing?? )

We might designate an entire visit to postpartum planning and helping you get a course of action in place for much more help and support with your upcoming postpartum time than you had with your first baby.

We may practice stretches to alleviate that pesky sciatic pain, massage your round ligaments for you, practice relaxation techniques or just turn the lights low while you lay down and listen to our suggestions for getting better sleep.

It’s care that can not be replaced with a handout, with a zoom call, with your mother’s advice, or a google search.

It’s care that catches the first onset of a complication and works immediately to bring your pregnancy back into normal.

It’s care that listens, care that feels, care that checks up on you in between appointments to see if the remedy we suggested is working.

It’s not above and beyond care, my friends. It’s the base and basics of what women who grow humans need and deserve. It’s the foundation for confident parenting and connection in a growing family.

It’s our undeniable pleasure and absolute privilege to provide such a meaningful model of care. ♥️

11/24/2021

Fantastic read- I personally experienced this phenomena!!

A childbirth educator considers “the place of change” in labor that transcends stages and what she sees as the overemphasis on pushing. Read more…. Getting Pushy

05/03/2014

The Late Dr. Wagner will be greatly missed, his contribution to the cause of Midwifery care was huge... Here is an example of how he thought...

Thank you, Dr. Marsden Wagner. You will be greatly missed.

05/01/2014

YES!!!!

04/23/2014

http://healthimpactnews.com/2014/mercks-former-doctor-predicts-that-gardasil-will-become-the-greatest-medical-scandal-of-all-time/

In an interview with Dr. Bernard Dalbergue, a former pharmaceutical industry physician with Gardasil manufacturer Merck, he predicts that Gardasil will become the greatest medical scandal of all time. Dr. Dalbergue believes that at some point in time, the evidence will add up to prove that this vacc…

12/04/2013

Always something....