by Marcie Hadley | Jun 12, 2024 | birth, breech, c-section, home birth, hospital birth, Midwifery
Breech babies are a variation of normal. Up until the 1970’s, they were usually delivered vaginally. Obstetricians trained in delivering breech babies. This skill is no longer taught to obstetricians. Some homebirth midwives are skilled in breech birth, however....
by Marcie Hadley | Jun 1, 2020 | birth, c-section, classes, doula, home birth, hospital birth, Midwifery, VBAC
A few months ago, I had the privilege to present at an ICAN meeting on the topic of Choosing Your VBAC Care Provider. Because there is trauma from birth sometimes and because having a sudden c-section can add to that trauma, moms are usually more anxious during the...
by Marcie Hadley | Apr 10, 2017 | birth, home birth, hospital birth, Newborn Care
The Golden Hour – What it is, what it is not Many changes for the better have been happening in the labor and delivery ward. New terms such as Baby Friendly Hospital and the Golden Hour are becoming a part of the new jargon. What do they mean? We have written...
by Marcie Hadley | Feb 18, 2017 | birth, home birth, hospital birth, labor
This has been on my heart a good bit lately. I hope it will that not only encourage, but also empower the belief that indeed your body was designed not only to grow a baby but to birth a baby. The design is not broken. For the mothers who birthed through...
by Marcie Hadley | Oct 9, 2015 | home birth
Honoring Midwives: National Midwife Week Midwife means “with woman” and midwives are literally with women. We would like to thank Midwives and their families for their lives of on-call service to women, infants, and their families. It is a challenging...
