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What Do I Need For A Home Water Birth?

If you’re asking yourself, “What do I need for a home water birth?” The answer is more than you might think. A tub and towels are just the beginning. Many women choose to give birth at home so that they can be in a calming and familiar environment. Having a home water birth allows you…

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What Are Five Female Health Concerns?

What are five female health concerns? The top that come to mind are heart disease, breast cancer, gynecological health, depression, and reproductive issues.  As women, we have unique health needs that the men in our lives usually don’t face. And being in the know about potential health concerns is part of engaging in well-woman care….

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What Does Women’s Wellness Mean?

What does women’s wellness mean? Staying in touch with your healthcare provider and understanding your unique circumstances. The word “wellness” has been used in recent years in marketing for beauty products, sports equipment, and even books. But what is wellness? And what does women’s wellness mean, really? If you’re looking for information about well-woman care…

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Why Do Mothers Choose Water Birth?

If you’re trying to figure out why do mothers choose water birth, the answer is that it’s all about personal preference and a more natural experience. Have you ever heard of the term water birth? It’s popular in Colorado Springs, and there are many reasons for that. A water birth is simply the act of…

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Are Home Births Painful? (And Other Home Birth Questions)

If you want to know the answer to the question: are home births painful? (And other home birth questions) you’ve come to the right place. Home births have become an increasingly popular choice for expectant mothers that want to have a comfortable, private, intimate, and personalized birth experience. Unlike hospital births, home births in Colorado…

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How Do I Prepare For A Home Birth?

The answer to the question “How do I prepare for a home birth?” begins with research and an open discussion and ends with a healthy mom and baby. The decision to bring your child into this world at home or in a hospital is a highly personal one. When you choose a home birth in…

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Birthing At Home: A Midwife’s Home Birth Story

On Tuesday March 5th, I woke up early which was pretty uncommon for me but it was my “due date” and my anxiety to meet my baby was starting to take over. At this point, McKinley was already 5 weeks old! Still to that day, I had had ZERO signs of labor and I was…

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Baby Whitman's Home Birth Story!

I had the honor of serving Sierra from the beginning! I met her early in her pregnancy and was able to start with her pregnancy early which is such a privilege! Sierra and Isaac knew what they wanted and they were excited to find it with their first home birth! Sierra’s pregnancy progressed wonderfully and…

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Baby Evelyn's Home Birth Story!

Megan came to me after she had started care with an OB and had intended to have a hospital birth. As her care progressed, she began to realize she wanted something different for her first baby and contacted me for a home birth. Upon meeting Megan, I knew she’d be a rock star at her…

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Baby Victoria's Home Birth Story!

There are very rare cases where I can take a late transfer in as my practice is normally too full to bring more mama’s on but for this mama, I happened to have a slot open! She had had a very normal low risk pregnancy and figured since everything had gone so well, she needed…

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Baby Sage's Home Birth Story!

I met with Julia a couple of times early in her pregnancy as she decided what was best for her and her family. She had planned a home birth with her first daughter but the pregnancy ended in a more frightening preterm delivery and abruption after dealing with a very stressful job situation. She was…

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Baby Cullen's Home Birth Story!

Tiffany’s story is so fun and unique because she had had her daughter in a birthing center inside of a hospital and was SHOCKED to find that the only options here was home birth with a midwife or hospital birth with an OB. She was amazed that she had such extremes to choose from and…

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