High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Physiologically, your blood pressure generally reduces during pregnancy to allow for better transport of nutrients across the placenta. However, some women can have high blood pressure during pregnancy which can pose a potential threat...

5 Signs Of Labor If you’re in the third trimester of your pregnancy, congratulations! You’re almost there. As you’re nearing your due date, it helps to know what the start of labor feels and looks like so you know you are experiencing labor when it actually starts!...

What is Nitrous Oxide? Labor isn’t exactly easy. It can be varying degrees of difficulty for different women since no one’s birth is the same, and everyone all has different lengths of time and intensity of contractions, etc.  Here at the birth center, we employ...

What You Need to Know About Colostrum Breastfeeding is probably one of the most important aspects of newborn care. The WHO recommends mothers start breastfeeding their baby within an hour of birth and continue it for 6 months exclusively. Breastfeeding on the whole...

Newborn Procedures Offered At Birthways When choosing a birth center for yourself, it’s important to take a lot of factors into consideration. The location, the staff, and most of all, the type of care they provide.  The care a birth center provides plays an...

Giving birth can trigger a mix of strong emotions in a new mother, ranging from excitement and joy to fear and anxiety. However, it can also result in postpartum depression, a serious and unexpected mental illness. Read on to find out more about what postpartum...

Pregnancy symptoms can be confusing and quite honestly a little annoying, especially if this is your first baby. One such symptom includes round ligament pain. Knowing about it helps you stay prepared and prevents undue anxiety associated with the onset of sudden...

It’s natural for your body to undergo many changes due to the fluctuating hormone levels and alteration of normal body functions of pregnancy to support you and your baby’s needs. Like every other organ, your skin undergoes changes as well. These can be...

Lactation Support at Birthways Family Birth Center Referral partners are a wonderful part of our care at Birthways because we can offer our families more precise help when they need it. For lactation support, we use Jennifer Chivas, RN, BSN, IBCLC from Lakewood Ranch...

What Happens at a Home Visit? Sometimes visiting the birth center during your pregnancy can be difficult. However, that is no reason why you should miss out on care during pregnancy. At Birthways Family Birth Center, we offer home visits for those that find themselves...