The Midwives Of New Jersey
Serving Women, Honoring Birth
Are Birthing Classes Worth it? In the current climate of obstetrics, it is incredibly important to enter your birth informed and empowered. Childbirth education classes are not necessary to have a baby but birth is much less scary when you know what to expect. A woman who has actively sought knowledge throughout her pregnancy will …
Make Informed Choices about Birth Providers and Birthing Facilities One of a couple’s first and most important choices to make, once they have conceived, is in choosing their care provider. All providers of prenatal and childbirth care are not equal. Before heading off to the first person found on the internet, a couple should understand …
Evidence tells us that the events surrounding a conception can affect the outcomes of the pregnancy, birth and mother and baby’s health for a lifetime. When planning a vaginal birth, begin by planning the pregnancy with a preconception birth plan. An unhealthy conception can result in problems that will impact the delivery. Things like fetal …
“Once a low-risk woman has a cesarean delivery, she will never have a low-risk pregnancy again.” (source? Lisa is this your own quote?) The origin of this series of posts about avoiding Cesarean birth dates back 17 years. The reason I’m writing about avoiding Cesareans hasn’t changed; there were too many before, and there are …
Did You Know that Sperm Counts have Dropped 75% on Average Since the 1930s? Troubling …. Isn’t it?? There are many medical causes that can affect male fertility including varicocele, chromosomal defects, untreated infections and medications, to name a few. But there are many other epigenetic factors that affect the overall health of our cells, …
Did You Know the Choices You Make Before and During Pregnancy Can Impact the Health of Your Great Grandchildren? A recent report published by EWG confirms that exposure to toxins, early life nutrition and radiation can have a negative impact on our children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren! These exposures include pesticides, plastics, and household chemicals, …
Choice in Childbirth The average American does not understand the concept of birth choice. Americans have a preconceived and honestly, often incorrect, understanding of childbirth. Childbirth is considered an unpredictable and dangerous event that should be handled like a medical emergency. As a result, women feel they are ill-equipped to make any choices about the …
The decision to have a child is a big step for a couple. Once the decision to try and get pregnant is made, they hope to get a positive pregnancy test immediately. If a few months go by without a positive pregnancy test, many couples grow anxious and start wondering what is wrong. Trying to Get …
Happy Mother’s Day! Mother’s Day is a big deal for the Midwives of New Jersey. Mothers are our passion. What is important to them is important to us – their health, their children’s health and their right to make decisions for themselves and their children (autonomy). The Midwives of New Jersey along with the American …
I admit, I feel a little fruity sometimes when I talk to my birth class mamas about their relationship with labor pain. Like, no, I would like to permanently break up with pain and throw its old t-shirts out of my second-story window. Maybe even key its car. And during labor, that goes at least …
While perusing the internet today, I came across the article The Fifth Trimester: When New Moms Return to Work and was immediately intrigued. In my last blog, 6 Tips for The Fourth Trimester , I wrote about some personal tips that helped me during those precious first few months of motherhood. Now that I’ve been back …
The Midwives of New Jersey – Offering Midwifery Care in Hackettstown, Madison and Hoboken The Midwives of New Jersey are stretching all the way across New Jersey from Hackettstown to Madison to Hoboken. This is the result of lots of hard work and dedication on the part of our whole team. We recently traveled to …
When I am in labor, I am very modest and private. I really don’t want too many people watching me. But if I were to do my 4 births again, I would hire a photographer to document 4 of the most important days of my life. A medical student offered to take pictures when my …
Our American culture still promotes the idea that a pregnant woman can eat as much food as she wants and should satisfy every craving she feels because the baby needs it. Consider the following points when making food choices for the next 9 months and to avoid excessive pregnancy weight gain. It Isn’t How Much …
Pregnant and Overweight? A New Study says Midwives are a Good Choice for YOU! Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health January/February 2017 titled, Labor Intervention and Outcomes in Women Who Are Nulliparous and Obese: Comparison of Nurse-Midwife to Obstetrician Intrapartum Care. Authors: Nicole S. Carlson CNM, PhD, Elizabeth J. Corwin PhD, Nancy K. Lowe CNM, PhD. Midwives are shown …
Getting out of the house with little ones in the morning can be a battle in itself. Putting together a healthy, quick breakfast before school is an added challenge. Many families have fallen into the unhealthy habit of processed cereals or frozen waffles. Here are 5 quick, easy and healthy breakfasts that your children can …
Krystina Friedlander recently wrote a blog that clearly shows the direction in which ACOG is moving these days. The position statements and opinions of this influential organization are showing a greater understanding of the need to change the way we are caring for women during pregnancy, birth and early parenting. The ACOG Articles are Listed Below: …
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Committee on Obstetric practice released a Committee Opinion called Approaches to Limit Intervention During Labor and Birth this month. ACOG’s Well-Written, Evidence-Based Paper Encourages Obstetric Providers to: ACOG is essentially telling the doctors and some medically-minded Midwives to practice like MIDWIVES. The Midwifery Model of Care fully recognizes …
