Written by bmlengel on July 15th, 2009
The birthing of a baby is one of the most cherished moments of a woman’s life.The joys of bringing in a new life into the world is like none other. Although it comes with great pain, most women will agree it is worth it.
As a San Diego midwife I would like to share with [...]
Tags: delivery, homebirth, midwife, midwives, pregnancy, waterbirth
Written by bmlengel on July 7th, 2009
One of the effects that is sad due to our modern day and time in medicine is labor and delivery are pretty much medical procedures.
That might seem unusual to some because right off the bat people associate delivery with a medical event.But that is the main issue. It is not a medical event.It is [...]
Tags: homebirth, midwife, midwifery, midwives, waterbirth
Written by bmlengel on July 5th, 2009
Pregnancy, what a beautiful time in the lives of a woman. Well, I guess aside from the sickness.But beyond that, the thought of a new baby arriving is exciting.
Usually, for a lot of women, how they are going to deliver the baby isn’t the big question. Because most women will go the standard route [...]
Tags: delivery, homebirth, midwife, midwifery, midwives, pregnancy, waterbirth
Written by bmlengel on June 15th, 2009
Pregnancy and delivery; a source of joy and pain for the woman. Obviously joy because of the new baby, but ask any woman, and they will tell you a source of unspeakable pain.
Well it is because of that pain that there are two schools of thought on how pregnancy and delivery should be carried [...]
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Written by bmlengel on June 13th, 2009
Having your baby at home? Who would do such a thing? Didn’t that just happen when there weren’t many hospitals and doctor’s had to go to the home to deliver babies?
Not quite. There is a large group of women who are discovering the benefts of having a baby at home, or homebirth as it [...]
Tags: homebirth, midwife, midwives, pregnancy