Anthus Midwifery Services

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Shanna Cloyd • Mari Sykes
Licensed, Certified Professional Midwives

Offering full midwifery services, including prenatal care, labor and delivery services, postpartum and newborn care.

432-352-4868 or 432-556-5518 Languishing Undone Birth Services provides: ~Quality Prenatal Care~Obstetrical Lab Work~Homebirth~Water Birth~VBAC Birth~Childbirth Classes~Breastfeeding Support-Newborn Metabolic Screening & Newborn Hearing Screening

Have you ever read about the benefits of skin-to-skin contact with your baby following birth? An updated Cochran review ...
03/28/2026

Have you ever read about the benefits of skin-to-skin contact with your baby following birth?

An updated Cochran review from October 2025 states that "withholding skin-to-skin contact (when conducting research) would now be considered unethical, as there is enough evidence to show that the practice improves newborn health and survival."

- Mothers who have skin-to-skin contact with their babies in the first hour after birth are more likely to exclusively breastfeed for the first six months of the baby’s life.

- The mother's skin acts as a thermal regulator and is more effective than the incubator or warmer.

- Improved glucose levels and cardiorespiratory stabilization

- Skin-to-skin increases oxytocin which supports bonding & helps the placenta separate

The emotional regulation that skin-to-skin brings is a beautiful tool that can be used long after birth.

Most infant assessments can take place while baby is snuggling you, so don't be afraid to fight for this valuable time with your new little one.

Three generations, one powerful moment. As a new life enters the world, she is held not only by the hands of skilled mid...
03/24/2026

Three generations, one powerful moment. As a new life enters the world, she is held not only by the hands of skilled midwives, but by the love of the ones who once held her. In this room, strength is passed down like a heartbeat, courage is shared in quiet glances, and support flows from one generation to the next. 🤍

03/20/2026

“Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The Creator is not a careless mechanic.
Human female bodies have the same potential to give birth well as aardvarks, lions, rhinoceri, elephants, moose, and water buffalo. Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body.
Most women need encouragement and companionship more than they need drugs.”

- Ina May Gaskin

One of the simple joys of motherhood.. a content, milk drunk baby. 😍Simple signs your baby is getting enough milk:-Relea...
03/16/2026

One of the simple joys of motherhood.. a content, milk drunk baby. 😍

Simple signs your baby is getting enough milk:
-Releasing the breast on their own
-Loose, open hands
-Limp and content body

Trust your baby's communication. And if you need a sounding board or some hands-on help, we know some fantastic lactation and feeding specialists we can refer you to!

Want a normal, healthy, complication-free pregnancy and birth? Nutrition is everything! 🍗🍳🥑🧀🍉🥩Feed yourself and your bab...
03/15/2026

Want a normal, healthy, complication-free pregnancy and birth?

Nutrition is everything! 🍗🍳🥑🧀🍉🥩

Feed yourself and your baby well. You both deserve it!

Meet McKenzie, our in-house Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer! We’ve had the pleasure of working with McKenzie f...
03/04/2026

Meet McKenzie, our in-house Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer! We’ve had the pleasure of working with McKenzie for several years (raise your hand if you know her from the Anthus building on Wadley 🙋‍♀️🥹).

She has been serving moms since 2018, including at a high risk pregnancy clinic. She is thorough, very experienced, and provides a tender and joyful ultrasound experience! She is pictured here with her husband, Kolton, and twin daughters Kali and Channing.

All booking is done with her directly— you can contact her at (432) 260-7707 during business hours (M-F, 9-5). And if you want to check out what ultrasounds we offer, that link is in our bio!

One last thing 👀 you could win 20% off an ultrasound if you enter our giveaway (last post) that ends on March 8..

We are kicking off a series of giveaways today! This first one is a goooood one. - Free Sneak Peek gender test- 3oz jar ...
03/01/2026

We are kicking off a series of giveaways today! This first one is a goooood one.
- Free Sneak Peek gender test
- 3oz jar of tallow from Flying Cow
- Stuffed animal with a recording of your baby’s heartbeat
- PLUS! 20% off any entertainment ultrasound booked for the month of March

a $250 value!

To enter:
- Like this post
- Share to your stories
- Tag a friend

Local pick up only — sorry, no shipping!
Winner will be announced March 8.

Keep your eyes out for one giveaway every month this year!

02/27/2026

Run. Far away.

It doesn’t matter if you’re 12 weeks or 41 weeks pregnant. Please know that you always, at any point in care, have the right to fire your provider. Especially if they talk to you like this.

02/21/2026

Raise your hand 🙋🏽‍♀️if you’ve heard this ridiculous statement. 🙄

Here’s your list of 🏆trophies🏆 (not exhaustive):

•Easier walking, swaying, squatting, stairs, or birth tub use
•Ability to follow your body’s natural urge to push
•More intuitive positioning during labor
•Natural labor supports timely hormonal releases that facilitate better coping and bonding
•Lower rates of routine interventions
•Less likely to have the dreaded intervention “cascade”
•Hands-on comfort measures (massage, counterpressure, rebozo, etc.)

🏆And a few bonus trophies for homebirth:

•When labor starts, you stay right where you are 🙌🏼
•Not separated from your other kids
•No epidural-related soreness or catheter
•Often feeling up and moving sooner
•Continuous 1:1 support from your midwife
•Comfort of your own home (bed, shower, snacks, lighting, music)
•No hospital interruptions, overhead pages, or shift changes
•Full control over your environment
•Freedom to move without IV poles or continuous monitor cords
•No routine separation from baby
•Recovery in your own bed with your family
•Familiar setting that supports natural oxytocin release
•Unlimited access to shower or birth tub
•No one is waking you up to ask how many times baby has peed, pooped, nursed, etc.

What else would you add to the list?
What was your biggest 🏆trophy🏆 item?

There’s something sacred about this part of midwifery. 🤍When a mama is carrying twins, one of the most powerful tools we...
02/21/2026

There’s something sacred about this part of midwifery. 🤍
When a mama is carrying twins, one of the most powerful tools we use isn’t a machine…it’s our hands.
Through gentle, skilled palpation (Leopold’s maneuvers), midwives can feel:
✨ Which baby is closest to the pelvis
✨ Which little back is on the left or right
✨ Where tiny heads and bottoms are resting
✨ How the babies are nestled together
With experience, our hands learn the language of the womb. We can often tell if Baby A is head down, if Baby B is breech, or if they’re both curled up cheek-to-cheek like best friends already.
It’s not magic.
It’s anatomy.
It’s training.
It’s trust.
In a world full of screens and scans, there is still something deeply grounding about placing our hands on a growing belly and listening • through touch • to what the babies are telling us.
Midwifery is high skill and high touch. And when it comes to twins, those hands matter even more. 💛

Just for fun! 🤩
02/14/2026

Just for fun! 🤩

The story of family-centered care. The story of hands-off labor and delivery. The story of not being separated from your...
02/10/2026

The story of family-centered care.
The story of hands-off labor and delivery.
The story of not being separated from your baby after delivery.
The story of being in charge of your own health care.
The story of trusting your body.

When we share our stories, we are empowering other women to fight for a better story for themselves.

If you’re willing to let us share your story, please fill out the short form using the link in our bio! You never know what piece of your journey someone else needs to hear.

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5105 Sunmore Circle Suite A
Midland, TX
79707

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“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” ~C.S. Lewis

This has been my hope. That the end of one season (closing Motherly Way Maternity Services) would only mean the beginning of another one (opening Languishing Undone Birth Services). But y’all, my seventeen year partnership with Kelli and MWMS was pure joy and a great honor. I confess it’s been hard to imagine what “far, far better things lay ahead”! The Birth Center, its creation and success was such a fun ride, a great accomplishment for a girl who struggled with confidence once upon a time. How could I possible top that?! But God. He gave me a scripture (through a sweet client who prays for me) and He & His word have been my rock through this transition. Here it is: “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” -Isaiah 43:19. Whoa, how wonderful is that?! I am so grateful for this word. Hope is near.

Then I wondered what my legacy would be after all...I’d always imagined it would be the younger generation of midwives coming along behind me to take over what Kelli and I had started. And that’s where you beautiful women come in. My legacy, it turns out, is not the Birth Center and/or a building. My legacy is in the collective moments of serving you. The way it helps you, teaches you, grows you, encourages and supports you in your path to motherhood/womanhood. I am still getting to do what I love and what I am good at. I have lost nothing and I see that now.

So here’s to a new season. Here’s to hope. Here’s to you and me and to your babies already born and the ones yet to be born. Here’s to continuing to build a sisterhood of support and love for one another. I’m excited to be here to serve you and I vow to do it well.