Life Midwife

Laura O'Bryan is a licensed midwife serving South Carolina. She has 20 years in birth fields.

02/23/2026

The end of pushing. When the end is in sight, but still feels far away, remember to set your resolve and take the breaks in between the pushes. With each surge determine to push your baby out. It is often a good hard work, especially with a first baby.

Then a strange thing happens, right at the last few moments, there is stretching and pressure, but we say to you just breath through that, stay in that moment and ease your baby out. Exhale.

All of the effort you put forth to get to the end of pushing and then the midwife says, now just breathe and the baby moves out.

Life can be like this as well, a lot of efforts needed to get to a certain point. Then, you just breathe and surrender as the baby slides out and is beautifully and gently born.

02/09/2026

Creating, birthing, and caring for a child is a God given privilege. Trust Him to help you bring forth life and to refresh, heal, train, support, comfort and care for that life. It will be worth it!

10/26/2025

Sometimes, you need to rest in the surges, trust the process.

10/11/2025

The one hour digital childbirth education class is on sale! Birthing Refresher Course, short videos and at home optional homework in about an hour. Learn tips tips for preparing for labor, stages of labor, comfort measures, and a bit about your birth support people as well. For only $10 you can have the link to watch and re-watch as often as you want. Whether it is your first baby or your tenth, please don't underestimate the peace that comes from a knowledgeable class from a midwife on labor. You can do this! Blessings on your birthing and message me or comment below if you are interested in the class.

10/08/2025

Pushing.... both in labor and in life, it is exciting to get the urge to push. However, make sure you are really ready to do so. The baby will get here, firstly assess your rest level. Is it time for a breather? The contractions have spaced out and you can regain some energy lost in transition. You may even be able to eat a bit of something in between pushing surges. Do not be in a hurry to get the baby out, but instead be ready to follow the natural leading of the body and baby. Remember to talk to your baby, calling them into your arms and telling them to trust, let go, and come out. Pace yourself. Do not start to fear. Now is time to use your energy with the natural body instinct to be a force together. Do not push until there is a contraction. Bearing down internally while focusing on the outcome. It is worth going through this process for the joy set before you of your baby in your arms. You can do this work. Keep your head positive and gain strength from God or support people. Worth it in every way.

04/18/2025

Birthing and parenting go hand in hand. Making room for a baby to enter the family space, can take the full 40 weeks, but the preparation of family is worth it. Talk to other children, even very young ones or much older ones, assuring them that you have enough love for all and that loves grows. You will not be taking love from them. You will be growing more love for all. Teach them to grow love in their hearts for the new family member before they arrive. Life lessons, we can always grow more love. It may take concentrated efforts, like growing a rose in a different soil, but it will grow if you cultivate a culture of love in your home and heart.

10/09/2024

Remember that pregnancy is a state of health, in and of itself. As with anything human, there can be challenges or things outside of normal that need specialist care. However, the majority of healthy women all over the world are able to have a healthy mindset about their growing body and baby, as well as a healthy intervention-free delivery. Start your pregnancy with a healthy mind. Think positively about the process and trust your Maker.

08/07/2024

Birth philosophy: Preventative.
Nutritional health, emotional health, physical health... take small steps forward progressively to achieve your goals. This is like parenting, it's the small things that add up over time.

02/13/2024

The labor process must be viewed with expectation to stay in the process until the work has been completed, rest in the process mentally knowing that you can't think your way through, trust the process and the One who made your body, and even find enjoyment in the process..... all of this prior to the baby being born. However lengthy or short your labor process is, be in it and thrive in it knowing it is worth it and you will overcome.

06/29/2023

Healthy action steps take work. One food good choice and one step on a walk and you are on your way to nutritional change and exercise. It is not possible to ever be perfect. However, we can make small choices that when combined have rewards of healthier children, pregnancy, marriage, and personal wellness. Give yourself credit for the small steps or drastic leaps that you can make into the path of health. It will make a difference!

FREE GIFT: if you are pregnant, know someone who is or are planning on pregnant, please share this. Feel free to share this link.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xs_WmRvpvjux6dyHUwdJAjRAJySdrwbn/view?usp=drivesdk

The free gift video is one of several videos in a class. To purchase the complete 1 hour childbirth class for $48, please DM me here or email laurabirthlady@gmail.com for venmo instructions.

05/14/2023

Mother's! Your work is so important. Never minimize the work of raising up the next generation. The way in which you tough it out every day, climb mountains to help others, train your children, and give even your body as a womb home for a destined human being to live in..... it's worth it more than you realize. Good job!

05/08/2023

Step into your destiny! Grab hold of the new day. Once your baby is here, shut the door on the things that war against you moving forward in victory and authority. You are more than able to do all things through Him who created you to be a mom. This realm goes from phase to phase. Recognize the new season you have entered and fully embrace the new hat you just proudly gained. Good job women!

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