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Wellness Care Beyond Birth: The Role of a Midwife in Holistic Health
Wellness Care Beyond Birth: The Role of a Midwife in Holistic Health At Birthways, we prioritize a holistic approach to your health and wellness beyond pregnancy and childbirth. Our Certified Nurse-Midwife, Cheryl Ross-Hollifield, APRN, CNM, brings a compassionate and...
Common Fears for First Time Parents
Common Fears for First-Time Parents Going through labor can be intimidating, especially for first-time parents. Addressing your concerns can help parents feel more confident and relaxed in getting through without being too stressed. Let’s talk about some of the common...
What is a Lending Library? Having a lending library in a birth center is a concept that we’ve embraced! Lending libraries enable people to share and give away books they do not need to store in their homes and also to borrow books without having to buy them. Does...
How Choosing Natural Birth Can Change Your Life
How Choosing Natural Birth Can Change Your Life An increasing number of mothers are now gravitating towards unmedicated birth. They consider it more empowering and believe it allows them more control and autonomy in making decisions about their birth process. And we...
What is Breech Birth?
What is Breech Birth? The ideal position for a baby to be born is a vertex or head-down position. This allows the widest part of the baby’s body to descend into the widest part of your pelvis, making it easy for the baby to maneuver without damaging any nerves or...
How do I know if a birth center is right for me?
How do I know if a birth center is right for me? Choosing the birthplace of your baby is a big decision. You need to weigh your situation's pros and cons before deciding what works best for you, your family, and your baby. If you’re considering giving birth at a birth...
Stages of Pregnancy
Stages of Pregnancy Pregnancy is broken up into three trimesters over 40 weeks. This timeline may vary for some mothers by 1-2 weeks, but that’s generally what a standard, healthy pregnancy duration looks like. The 9 months of your pregnancy are divided into 3...
Labor Signs & Symptoms
Labor Signs & Symptoms If you’re nearing the end of your pregnancy, you’re probably wondering what your labor will be like and how you will know if you’re in labor. Luckily, most of the time, your baby’s arrival doesn’t come unannounced! There are signs of...
Water Birth at Birthways Family Birth Center
Water Birth at Birthways Family Birth Center If you’re having a natural birth, a water birth might be worth considering. This isn’t just a trend, it’s a historical method of aiding labor and reducing pain, and it’s becoming an increasingly popular birthing method due...
Creating a Birth Plan
Creating a Birth Plan Planning your birth is super exciting, but it can also be overwhelming to plan every detail from start to finish. During birth, it might be difficult to ensure that everything goes according to your plan. Labor and birth can be spontaneous and...