Moon Garden Midwifery

Moon Garden Midwifery Mary Betsellie, CPM LM | Home Birth Midwife in Arizona 🏜
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Time to make the Fire Cider! Come hang out with me.
09/28/2025

Time to make the Fire Cider! Come hang out with me.

In person in North Phoenix. If you are interested in hosting in your area, DM me.
07/09/2025

In person in North Phoenix. If you are interested in hosting in your area, DM me.

The placental site is where the placenta was attached to the uterine wall, and when it detaches after birth, it exposes ...
04/15/2025

The placental site is where the placenta was attached to the uterine wall, and when it detaches after birth, it exposes raw tissue and open blood vessels.

It is not a wound and it is not the size of a dinner plate.

Calling it a wound helps communicate the importance of rest and healing during postpartum (especially in American culture where people underestimate how much recovery is happening).
But it can also sound overly dramatic or even pathologizing.

It does bleed, and the body begins a rapid repair process involving uterine contractions, clotting, and tissue remodeling.
So yes, it is a site of healing, but it’s not an open wound with broken skin or tissue that needs external repair.
It typically measures 8–9 cm in diameter immediately after birth.

By the end of the first week, the site is much smaller and more sealed off — often under 3–4 cm across.
By week 3–4, it's almost completely regenerated in a normal recovery.
Why the word “wound” persists:

Trust the body in it's innate wisdom, and support it with good nutrition and rest.

And it is going to continue to grow. Come see me. I have evening and Saturday appointments. In-home or in office in Phoe...
08/30/2024

And it is going to continue to grow. Come see me. I have evening and Saturday appointments. In-home or in office in Phoenix

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Sacred Space Birth Services Is owned and operated by Mary Betsellie. She has been providing pre-natal, birth and postpartum doula services since 2006. She received my first Doula certification from Birth Arts International and is also a Hypnobabies® Certified Hypno-Doula. She s the the co founder of Traditional Doula and Midwifery Arts a doula certification and continuing education organization. www.tdoulaarts.com Mary is also a certified herbalist specializing in women and womb wellness. Mary is currently a student midwife at he Midwives College of Utah and is working towards her BSM and CPM. You can follow her on her midwifery journey here https://www.marybetsellie.com/ Sacred Space Birth Services provides birth and postpartum doula support, placenta preparation services and culturally responsible birth ceremonies. To learn more about our services see www.sacredspacebirthservices.com