Your Birth Path

Finding a Midwife

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:52:33 +0000

Florida has legal, licensed midwifery for home, birth center and hospital birth.

One way to find a midwife is the Florida Friends of Midwives search engine.

Referrals and Links to Birth Stories

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:43:32 +0000

These are some births I have been graciously allowed to be involved in, whether through phone support, email or physically being there in attendance with mom and babe:

http://blog.ican-online.org/2010/04/27/cam-birth-story-36-lexis-first-vbac/

http://blog.ican-online.org/2010/04/15/cam-birth-story-20-barbaras-vbac/

Important Questions to Ask

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:07:24 +0000

When you are newly pregnant, most people will ask what kind of colors or theme you want, but there are a lot of important questions to consider as you move forward into motherhood for the first or the fifteenth time!

Where are you giving birth? home, hospital, birth center or other location?
Who are you giving birth with? CNM, LM, Non-LM, CPM, DEM, OB, FP or unattended/family birth?
What are my hospital’s cesarean rates?
What are my provider’s induction, episiotomy and cesarean rates?
What is my midwife’s transfer rate? What is the most common reason?

Welcome!

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:14:22 +0000

Welcome to your birth path. I chose the name “your birth path” to describe what I do because that is where you are at. If you have given birth, if you are pregnant now or if you are planning on having children in the future, you are on a path. You might be looking for guidance, you might be looking for a friend on the journey or you might be looking for a change in direction. Whatever your needs are, I hope that you find something here that you can take away for your journey.

Shannon Mitchell