Category: birth team

birth team, Home Birth, Labor, Midwife, Midwife's Assistant, Patient Safety

The Birth of Monroe

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https://vimeo.com/333679042 Monroe is her mama’s second baby born at home. They are watched over by Dad, Big Brother, a close family relative, and two licensed midwives. (Be ready for inspiring and graphic images of a normal, vaginal birth.) Thanks to Rebecca Coursey at A Wondered Life for the beautiful footage and to my laboring client… Continue reading The Birth of Monroe

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Gambling with Safety: Hours Worked and Quality of Care

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On April 16th, 2019, Washington Senator Maureen Walsh (R) stated she didn't support a bill that would give nurses mandatory, uninterrupted rest breaks. Her hesitation was rooted in her belief that in districts like hers, where hospitals are small (fewer than 25 beds), nurses have plenty of down time, and thus are not in need… Continue reading Gambling with Safety: Hours Worked and Quality of Care

birth center, birth team, Cervical Checks, cervical dilation, Co-Dependency, Epidural, Failure to Progress, Fear, First Baby, Home Birth, hospital birth, Labor, Long Labor, Midwife, Midwife's Assistant, optimal fetal positioning, Sexual Abuse, Trauma, trauma informed care, Vaginal Exam

Long Labors, Part 3: Psychosocial Strategies

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Long Labors, Part 3: Psychosocial Strategies, is a follow-up and final installment to Long Labors, Parts I and 2. Meredith Westin Photography When a client is having a very long labor, I tend to assume mechanical challenges are the direct cause and problem-solve on that basis, first. Many emotional and spiritual forces can arise during… Continue reading Long Labors, Part 3: Psychosocial Strategies