The Midwives Of New Jersey
Serving Women, Honoring Birth
Choice Begins with Objective Information Part of allowing women to make CHOICES about their births, is to provide objective information. Knowing the likelihood of having a vaginal birth is a key piece of decision-making information and yet most of the women would never think to ask for it. The number of cesareans in this country …
Midwives are present in hospitals for one reason only; consumers demand the exceptional care of midwives. The reason that care within the Midwifery model is so effective and satisfactory is because the approach is person-focused. The reason we (midwives) are giving the care is because of the person who emerges from our care. It is not …
Committed to Fulfilling Your Birth Plan The Midwives of New Jersey are committed to assisting our clients achieve the birth they plan. The majority of our clients plan for an un-medicated birth. Most of the clients who hire us to attend their births are looking to maintain as much control over their own family as …
The Midwives of New Jersey invite you to join us for a movie screening of Ricki Lake’s new movie “Breastmilk”. With unexpected humor, with an unflinching camera, with some guilt and some pain, this film takes the unusual risk of examining what breast milk truly means. We are often told that breast milk is better. Better …
I attended a funeral today for a friend who died of metastatic colon cancer. She was only 50 years old. Her children are 22 and 18. This was a painful, scary journey for the past 4 years. When I first told a midwife friend of mine about this woman’s diagnosis, the midwife said “I wonder …
