Understanding the Fluid Dynamics of Craniosacral Therapy
All organisms seek to find balance individually and within their whole ecosystem. We can see this clearly demonstrated in nature when we look at a tree that continues to live and grow by adapting its...
View ArticleBIRTH: Hospital vs. Home
Did you know that having your baby at home can be as safe as having your baby at the hospital, if not safer? The British Medical Journal published a study in 2005 (click here to read), following 5,418...
View ArticleMaking Sense of the United States Birth Statistics
Most people inherently think that giving birth in a hospital is the safest option for childbirth. But did you know that United States hospitals are THE most dangerous place to give birth in the...
View ArticleFloating Babies
Water is a natural element that babies can relate too. Their bodies are literally born out of water, with the addition of having spent 10 months in a amniotic sac suspended in amniotic fluid. Babies...
View ArticleHorse as Healer
When people think about Craniosacral Therapy and Horses they initially think about “Doing” Craniosacral Therapy on a horse. While this can be very powerful work for a traumatized or injured horse, I...
View ArticleBenefits of Baby-Wearing
The importance of developing secure attachments in early infancy is well-established in medical literature. Parents’ are the first providers of love & security, creating a bond (attachment), which...
View ArticleWhat is a Biodynamic Midwife
Biodynamics is based on the premise that the body contains the blueprint for health that was present in our bodies from the time we were conceived. As a Biodynamic Midwife I have been trained to...
View ArticleThe Problem with Directed Pushing
Directed pushing is a common practice seen in-hospital-birth settings. While this technique is very helpful if you’ve had an epidural and don’t feel the urge to push, the technique is widely used in...
View ArticleHow Birth Attributes to Lifelong Nervous System Development & Health
Some of the strongest biological imprints occur around the time of conception, pregnancy and birth. Imprints that will affect us throughout the rest of our lives. How we relate to one another in...
View ArticlePosterior Birth
Many women approaching their birth time ask me about posterior positioning of the baby and how it attribute to the laboring process. Another way to describe posterior presentation is having a baby in...
View ArticleHomeBirth & Individualized Care: What Women Want
More and more families today are choosing to work with midwives in the out-of-hospital setting. Women feel they are not receiving the personalized care they want and deserve in the hospital setting....
View ArticleRoe vs Wade Decision
I’m sure you’ve heard the news: The Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade. What does this mean? It means that states can decide what, if any, restrictions they want to place on...
View ArticleThe Keys to Achieving Normal Physiological Straightforward Birth
One unique aspect of Biodynamic Midwifery’s is that it provides a model-of-care that is unique in the facilitation of Health within the client. In fact, Health (made intentional with a capital H) is...
View ArticleDiary of a Midwife
Greets My deepest desire is to walk along side women one-woman-at-a-time, thru the-childbearing-year. My heart tells me to mother & nurture the women who come under my care while surrounding them...
View Article11 ways to pay for a Midwife Care
11 ways to pay for a Midwife at Birth & Biodynamic Midwifery LLC I’m often asked how people can afford to have a midwife. Please understand that home birth charges are quite small in comparison to...
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