Archives for June 2015
Celebrating Homebirth – Our Lives Our Births
Our second episode in the Our Lives Our Births reality series focuses on Homebirth because we really love to see births happen naturally minus all the technologic noise. In this episode, the Midwives have a homebirth social, Kaitlyn celebrates the 1st birthday of her homeborn son and recalls her beautiful waterbirth at home. Why Homebirth? Homebirth… [Read More…]
Introducing Our Lives Our Births The Midwives of New Jersey Reality Series
We’re Not Your Grandmother’s Midwife Midwifery continues to be an unknown profession. The word midwife still conjures up mental images of hippies or old grannies arriving at someone’s home to deliver their baby with a lot of boiling water and screaming in the mix. I am regularly asked the difference between doulas and midwives, and… [Read More…]
How Safe is it to Give Birth in a Hospital? Truth in Birth
Perceived Safety in Hospital Birth Setting is False This article titled, Harvard Obstetrician Speaks on Safety of Giving Birth at Hospitals by Neel Shah discusses the “perceived” safety of giving birth in a hospital – and completely confirms what I and most midwives know to be true. The article is a must read – in it he states,… [Read More…]