The Midwives Of New Jersey
Serving Women, Honoring Birth
http://www.hackensackumc.org/cap/ Hackensack University Medical Center has opened a Center for Abnormal Placentation. I am sure that most people are unaware of abnormal placentation, which occurs when the placenta implants abnormally and can be incredibly risky to the pregnant woman’s life. Placenta accreta is the leading cause for Maternal death in the United States. When a …
Women defend right to Waterbirth It’s letters like these that have a tremendous impact on natural childbirth and women’s health. Waterbirth will remain at Morristown Memorial Hospital because of testimonies like these. I am writing in response to ACOG’s recent position regarding the clinical benefit and safety of waterbirth. As both a mom, and a …
The Overuse of C-section With nearly 1 out of 3 births resulting in a C-Section, ACOG and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine recently published recommendations amid growing concern that C-sections are overused. The new guidelines urge providers to wait longer before turning to C-sections. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/02/20/new-guidelines-to-reduce-c-section-births-urge-waiting/ This article is testimony to the fact that trying to quantify a …
The Midwives of New Jersey are always interested in speaking with Midwives with a commitment to providing excellent healthcare to women about joining our team. We hope to expand our vision for midwifery beyond our own personal practice, and to leave a legacy to the generations of Midwives to come, by teaching our model of …
I often hear people ask, “Is massage safe during pregnancy?” Yes, yes, yes! Massage not only is safe during pregnancy, but it also has many benefits. Massage relieves muscle aches and joint pains and improves labor outcomes and newborn health, as well as regulates hormone levels and reduces swelling. Studies done in the past …
Nothing could be more encouraging than to hear that women around the country are opting for the prenatal care they desire and deserve! An article released today stated that out of hospitals births are at a 37-year high and that “U.S. birthing centers increased from 170 in 2004, to nearly 2,050 in early 2013.” For me, …
Eventually, most of us will ask ourselves: should I (or even can I?) stay home with my kids or should I (do I need to) go back to work? Many of us don’t have a choice in the matter—it’s off to work we go. Others can’t wait to go back to work; craving the intellectual …
For real people making real choices, let’s open up the discussion with compassion instead of trying to choke it to death. Transparency and collaboration can make birth safer in all of these settings, but it can’t happen in a hostile environment. If we can let go of our own biases of where women “should” give birth, maybe …
We are excited to announce that we will be offering our very popular Childbirth Class Series to those in or around the Madison/Morristown New Jersey area. Our Childbirth Class approaches birth as a healthy and exciting challenge and helps couples prepare both mentally and physically for the birth of their child. This class is recommended for all expectant parents but especially first …
For me, the conclusions found in the above article are simply common sense. Of course the baby is better at deciding its time of birth than we providers could ever be. Nature provides for good outcomes in most cases and we should be very cautious when intervening in the natural process of childbirth. Almost 10 …
“Imagine if our culture told us that birth was one of the greatest things a woman might ever do. Imagine if the stories and images we were exposed to taught us that labour is an incredible and transformational experience, a rite of passage into motherhood.” ~Leonie MacDonald Childbirth education has fallen out of favor for …
Most pregnant women are aware that there are benefits to prenatal exercise, including: lowered chance of c-section, less weight to lose after baby, improved self image, lowered risk of depression, joining in a community of pregnant moms, a healthier placenta and even shorter labors (one of the biggest pluses)! But what many soon-to-be moms may not know …
Motherhood is a journey. One filled with bumps, hills, mountains and valleys, and lots of surprises. Summer was ending and we were getting ready for the first day of school. We had new outfits picked out and laid out on beds the night before, fresh haircuts, an earlier bedtime, and lunches packed with notes from …
