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The Midwives Of New Jersey

The Midwives Of New Jersey

Serving Women, Honoring Birth

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      • Lisa Lederer, CNM
      • Jacqueline Candido, CNM, Director of Midwifery
      • Illona De Santis, CNM
      • Elisa “Ellie” Weatherbee, CM
      • Ileana Cooper, CNM
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      • Rebekah (Reba) Anderson, CD(DONA)
      • Elizabeth Cano
      • Stephanie Powell 
      • Divine Jackson
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      • Britt Sando, CD (DONA), LCCE, IBCLC
      • Rebecca Stein, MPA, LCCE,  CD (DONA)
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      • Kaitlyn Schoenfelder, RN, CNM, WHNP
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      • Erin Elsaesser, RN
      • Heather Jorgensen
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What Do You Know About Midwifery?

Oct 12, 2014 (Updated: Feb 6, 2017) by Midwives Of New Jersey

In honor of National Midwifery Week last week, the American College of Nurse-Midwives created this excellent video that answers the question  “What is a midwife and how do they help? Watch this video to learn more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLVwdmlZU_8 At the Midwives of New Jersey we believe that every women deserves to have high quality, evidence-based, personalized care. …

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Birth Control and Breast Cancer

Oct 8, 2014 (Updated: Mar 3, 2025) by Midwives Of New Jersey

HRT and the Pill – Known Breast Cancer Causing Agents I was a Midwife for more than 10 years before I realized that the government KNOWS that the birth control pill and hormone replacement therapy increases risk for breast cancer.  In just perusing a midwifery blog, I came across the National Institute of Health’s list …

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Baby Safely Delivered in Morristown Medical Center Parking Lot

Oct 6, 2014 (Updated: Feb 6, 2017) by Midwives Of New Jersey

Babies Do Come Quickly Sometimes… Years ago, a woman expecting her 3rd baby called me reporting contractions for 1 hour.  Her contractions were 5 minutes apart.  We made a plan that she would wake her husband and meet me at the hospital in an hour.  I was waiting for her at the emergency room door …

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Vitamin D – Yay or Nay?

Sep 17, 2014 (Updated: May 17, 2019) by Midwives Of New Jersey

There is a lot of information circulating right now about the benefits of Vitamin D. If you are or have been a client of the Midwives of New Jersey you would have been encouraged to take Vitamin D supplementation during your pregnancy. But what about after you gave birth? Did your pediatrician talk to you …

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Together We Can Improve Birth Choice & Outcomes

Aug 30, 2014 (Updated: Feb 6, 2017) by Midwives Of New Jersey

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 …

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Why the Midwife Cares

Aug 26, 2014 (Updated: Feb 6, 2017) by Midwives Of New Jersey

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 …

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Welcoming Birth, a New Program offered by the Midwives of New Jersey

Aug 12, 2014 (Updated: Feb 6, 2017) by Midwives Of New Jersey

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 …

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Breastmilk – The Movie Screening

Aug 8, 2014 (Updated: Jan 7, 2015) by Midwives Of New Jersey

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 …

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Breastfeeding Crucial to a Healthy Life

Aug 1, 2014 (Updated: Aug 4, 2025) by Midwives Of New Jersey

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 …

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Germ Fighters

Jul 27, 2014 (Updated: May 7, 2019) by Midwives Of New Jersey

It struck our home again. This is the fourth time this year. The stomach virus. Ugh! With three little kids in our family, it is difficult to keep germs out of our home. Everywhere we go, they touch EVERYTHING. They know when we get home to hang their coat, take of their shoes, and wash …

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Homebirth Family Harrassed by Police & CPS

Jun 27, 2014 (Updated: Feb 6, 2017) by Midwives Of New Jersey

http://www.offthegridnews.com/2014/06/25/police-seize-healthy-baby-because-it-was-a-home-birth/ Not an Isolated Incidence This woman’s baby was taken from her because of her CHOICE to have a homebirth.  I do not know the circumstances in this particular case but I do know that this is not an isolated occurence.  Watch One World Birth’s documentary Freedom for Birth (http://www.oneworldbirth.net/freedom-for-birth-2/ ) to see the worldwide …

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Freedom in Birth Starts with You!

Jun 19, 2014 (Updated: Feb 6, 2017) by Midwives Of New Jersey

This is such a well-written article http://birthmonopoly.com/allowed/ I correct women all the time when they ask me if they are “allowed” certain freedoms in the hospital and say “YOU can do whatever you want but the hospital policy is…” Birth Choices and Taking Responsibility Birth CHOICE is a growing movement in the country.  Women MUST …

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New Jersey Choice in Birth Petition – Sign & Share!

Jun 16, 2014 (Updated: Feb 6, 2017) by Midwives Of New Jersey

Please Sign our Petition and make New Jersey the best state in the country to have a baby! Waterbirth is under attack This past April, ACOG and AAP issued a negative opinion of waterbirth and managed to immediately strip many women of their CHOICE for pain management in labor.  Because we felt the need to …

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Meant To Be

Meant to Be

Jun 15, 2014 (Updated: May 7, 2019) by Midwives Of New Jersey

Once upon a time there were two moms of young children. Both women decided, with their demanding lives as mothers, time was needed to bond with other moms. They decided to attend the Midwives of New Jersey Monthly Wellness Workshop. At the time, this was a new group that met only once a month. Both …

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Demand Women’s Right to Choose Birth Options. Sign Now!

Jun 14, 2014 (Updated: Feb 7, 2017) by Midwives Of New Jersey

You can make a difference by helping us ensure that women have a right to choose their birth options beginning here in NJ.  Sign the petition now by clicking the link below https://www.change.org/petitions/gov-chris-christie-give-women-in-nj-the-right-to-choose-her-birth-setting-provider-and-type-of-birth The petition details are as follows: New Jersey Choice in Birth Petition Whereas it is well documented in medical literature that childbirth, …

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The Waiting is the Hardest Part

Jun 13, 2014 (Updated: Aug 14, 2019) by Midwives Of New Jersey

When pregnant women go past their “due date”, they are often greeted with questions about when the baby will come. They may be on alert for signs of labor all the time, feel frustrated or angry, weepy or scared. They may feel like a watched pot or a beached whale. That pregnancy will last forever. …

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Bottles for the Breastfed Baby

Jun 12, 2014 (Updated: May 7, 2019) by Midwives Of New Jersey

Blue or teal? This was a question I would ask myself as a NICU nurse. Which nipple should I put on the bottle that I was about to feed to the preemie in my care? Bottle choice in the NICU was even easier. I didn’t have one. Whether the baby was on formula or Mommy’s …

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New study reveals Iodine Deficiency in Pregnant/Breastfeeding Women

Jun 11, 2014 (Updated: Feb 6, 2017) by Midwives Of New Jersey

A new recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics is Iodine supplementation in pregnancy (see first link below).  It is not surprising that poor diets result in less than ideal outcomes for children.  I think we need to heed Dr. Mercola’s advice (see second link below) though, and ensure that Iodine intake is through diet …

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