In April 2012, we had an unmedicated hospital birth with zero interventions, save for a single dose of antibiotic that I wish I had refused. I spent the day shopping with hubby, got a manicure and pedicure, a massage, went out to dinner and visited my best friend who had just delivered her son. I did all this without a…
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A Contracting Uterus, Crowning and More: Pictures
Lindsay McCoy is a Hypnobabies Instructor, birth doula, and prenatal yoga instructor in Minneapolis, MN. She captured these pictures at the birth was at Morningstar Birth Center in St Louis Park, MN with Catherine Mascari, CNM. The mom loved being on the toilet for the majority of her birthing time. When it came time to push the baby out she…
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A Fast Midwife-Assisted Hospital Birth
Landrie’s way of writing and honestly explaining the raw emotions of birth, especially a quick one is not only witty, but mesmerizing. ~Mrs. BWF My story is about a positive hospital birth experience with the UNT Nurse Midwives at Harris Hospital downtown Fort Worth. I still had three weeks until my estimated due date but I was ready, I was…