C. Andrews Midwifery

02/10/2026

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My God I love home birth!!!

02/06/2026

Did you know??

How in the world are you supposed to form a relationship (in less then 87 mins) with the person who will be with you during a most sacred time?? You can't.

Thanks to birthify for this graphic

02/01/2026

Dilation does not predict when labor will start, or how it will unfold.

Yet cervical exams are often treated like countdowns, as if they tell us something definitive.

Cervical checks can be helpful if you want them. But routine checks? Often, they just create anxiety.

If you would feel more comfortable allowing labor to progress on its own time, you can opt out of routine cervical checks.

Did you receive cervical exams during pregnancy?
How did they impact you — physically, emotionally, or mentally? Let’s talk! ⬇️

Disclaimer: Always consult with your Midwife/healthcare provider to determine what’s best for you and your individual birth plan.

02/01/2026

02/01/2026

01/23/2026

The ARRIVE study was glommed onto back in 2018. It stated that it was safer to induce at 39 weeks. Turns out that was bulls*!t.
But OBs and hospitals (and the lawyers) will not let it go. Why?
**Because its much easier to control a woman who isn't in labor yet. **Its much easier to schedule a labor M-F from 9-5.
**It's much easier to pump them full of pitocin where they are begging for an epidural.

Debunking articles in the comments.

01/08/2026

Pay attention.

High-quality systematic review finds no value to "admission strip" CTG.... "Routine admission CTG in low-risk term pregnancies demonstrated no improvement in maternal or neonatal outcomes... These findings support current recommendations favouring IA [Intermittent auscultation] over routine admission CTG in low-risk pregnancies..." Full text at https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1471-0528.70047 Or as Henci Goer says "Just say no to routine CTG"... https://hencigoer.com/just-say-no-to-routine-continuous-fetal-monitoring/

01/04/2026

Herbs for pregnancy

11/23/2025