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DMV Area Home Birth Midwives- A List
DMV Home Birth Midwives List The DMV (DC Metro Area including Northern VA and parts of Maryland) is rich in home birth midwives and midwifery practices. These midwives range between those who are CNMs (certified nurse midwives) and CPMs (certified professional midwives) and they range in their areas of expertise, their comfort zones in terms…
Read MoreVBAC Success- DC and NOVA Area Stories
This past October, I had the joy and honor to work with 3 amazing families seeking empowering, gentle births. Two of those families were working for a VBAC- (vaginal birth after a cesarean) and travelled (very far in some cases) to a DC hospital, to make it happen. I will be sharing some lessons to…
Read MoreCham Cambodian Postpartum Traditions
One of the things I love about the work I do is the actual people that this work allows me to meet and learn from. So much of what I learn is from actually witnessing and learning from the clients who come across my path and share with me their traditions. One such experience occured…
Read MoreCesarean Recovery Session- Origin Story
One of the things that I love about the work I do, is the level of creativity involved when a client comes to me with a situation, tells me they think I have the skill level to help them in some way or another, and ask me what I have to offer. I had a…
Read MoreOut-of-Hospital Births & Home Births in the NOVA & DC Metro Area
Recently, there have been so many changes happening on the national and global level with the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Pregnant families are feeling the stress on an immediate level, as they grapple with feelings of safety for their unborn child and as they look to navigate the birth scene for their newborn and…
Read MorePregnancy Loss Resources
Pregnancy loss comes in different forms and hurts just as much at any stage. I am sending out lots of love to every family that has gone through the heartbreak of having and losing, no matter how long your baby was a part of your life. Here are some online and local pregnancy loss resources…
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