The Midwives Of New Jersey
Serving Women, Honoring Birth
When it comes to pregnancy and birth in the United States, there’s no shortage of misinformation. It can come from dramatic movie scenes to well-meaning but outdated advice from friends, family, and even some healthcare providers. It’s easy to feel confused or fearful about what to expect. Yes, labor can be intense, but it isn’t a …
Women’s Rights in Childbirth Are Limited Women’s rights in childbirth are very limited. Providers and hospitals are unwilling to allow women to choose things like monitoring the baby intermittently, laboring out of the bed, Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Section (VBAC), waterbirth or homebirth. Much of the concern is the liability associated with possible poor outcomes. …
Extension for Easier Latch One of the biggest improvements in lactation consulting recently has been to recognize that the baby can latch so much better when her head is extended. The baby is better able to move the nipple to the area of the soft palate, better able to pull a large amount of breast …
Writing Your Birth Plan The other day I was asked by a 37 week pregnant client about writing a birth plan. I told her that she had already made her birth plan. She had chosen our practice with a philosophy toward natural birth and Morristown Memorial Hospital for delivery which allows women many more choices …
Hey mom, how do you think Timothy likes it up there?” What? Did that just come out of my five-year old’s mouth? And why am I surprised that it did? My daughter wasn’t even two years old when her little brother was born…straight into the arms of angels. But yet, more and more every day, …
Spring is here and it’s time to get outside, take off your socks and shoes and get grounded. Say what? The Earth is an infinite source of free electrons, a natural healing energy that helps keep the body in balance. We are meant to be connected to it, however our modern lifestyles, concrete jungles and …
I have now discovered how wonderful it is to wear my baby. I wore my older son, who is now 6, but the carrier I used was not ‘great’. My baby is now 3 months old and I have been wearing him constantly. As a working mom I want to have time to bond with …
Every morning I wake up, turn on the coffee, and drink it while wrangling my kids off to school and mentally going through all of the things I need to do for work, the house and my family. From lunches and ponytails to backpacks and homework… without even a thought. I am on autopilot. Much …
Fearless Parent, Jeff Hays Films, Family Chiropractic of Lake Hopatcong, Paul Miller Automotive, the Midwives of NJ, Skyhorse Publishing, and the NJ Coalition for Vaccination Choice are proud to bring you the mind blowing new documentary film, BOUGHT, for an exclusive screening and Q&A panel discussion with several leading voices featured in the film. BOUGHT …
This article underscores the importance of not relying on just one modality to protect us from cancer. Although mammography has been a powerful tool in the fight to detect breast cancer early, it is not the only tool we have and combining a variety of diagnostic and preventative tools is truly the best way to …
PAY ATTENTION!! Parents’ right to make decisions for their own children are being seriously undermined in the United States of America. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/01/08/375659085/can-connecticut-force-a-teenage-girl-to-undergo-chemotherapy?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150108 My daughter recently posted the above article on my Facebook page and I felt that I should make a big deal about this. This girl did not want to suffer the effects of …
Preconception Advice: Get in Shape BEFORE Pregnancy As a society, we have lost sight of what a normal weight is and many women enter pregnancy out of shape. First of all, be realistic about your weight. You should weigh approximately 105 pounds if you are 5 foot 1 inch. Ok, ok, if you are big …
It was one of those mornings. You know them if you are a Mom. It was one that continued non-stop from the night before. One that went into the wee hours through the dark of night and into dawn. A night filled with children’s scary dreams, coughing children, potty breaks and children on top of …
A dear client of ours recently wrote and posted the following letter on her personal blog. We asked her for her permission to share it here. We always love to hear from our clients. Open Letter to My Midwives (The Midwives of New Jersey) Thank you for helping us through the birth of our daughter …
Why A Woman’s Voice in Birth Matters We have seen so much in the way of progress toward women’s rights in childbirth. One of the more recent developments came from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines that state that homebirth is the best option for low-risk women in the U.K. Even still, there continues to be …
Are You A Chronic Worrier? Many women are chronic worriers. They never feel like everything is “just fine”. They are either perfectionists or procrastinators but they spend much of their time concerned that everything is a mess and believe that they are directly responsible. Chronic worriers will focus on the “what-if’s” of life and lay …
As I was reading the summer 2014 issue of Pathways to Family Wellness, I came across several articles on baby wearing. As a mom of three, I have worn all three of my children from birth through age 3. I wore them for many reasons. Hikes outside and grocery shopping were only two reasons, amongst …
A Dramatic Jump in Maternal Mortalities It never crosses our minds that a woman may not SURVIVE childbirth. We all know and accept babies sometimes die. But the moms, no way. A recent article from NPR illustrates the dramatic increase in Maternal death rate in the USA compared to other similar countries in the world. …
