Like keeping your body in shape, good mental and emotional health is part of primary health care and wellness. Your thoughts and feelings can influence your body in many ways. Mental health and physical health are linked, and each can…
Pregnant people experience much distress about eating well. Symptoms like nausea, odor aversion, and increased or decreased appetite are common in the first trimester. Many women report a distaste for certain healthy foods like vegetables and protein and experience cravings…
Shared decision-making is a form of communication where women and midwives collaborate around healthcare decisions.
Midwives think of birth as a normal life process. We recognize the power of your body to support pregnancy and give birth. However, we know sometimes, a cesarean birth (c-section) is necessary and can be lifesaving. Our goal is to…
Susan Heinz, CNM is a midwife in Oregon and the founder of Corvallis Birth and Women's Health Center. Susan shares her guide below for choosing the right setting for your birth. "As the owner and Director of an independent free…
Want a VBAC? Consider a midwife! As a midwife, there is nothing more fulfilling to me than helping a woman who has had a cesarean in the past go on to have a successful vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). While…
Your baby was just born! But wait…there’s more: third stage of labor and postpartum bleeding Let’s talk a little about what happens after your baby is born. Usually, if birthing vaginally, there is a short delay between the time your…
Am I in Labor? Generally, midwives recommend you call with any of these symptoms: Your contractions have been 5 minutes apart or less for at least 1 hour You experience several contractions that are so painful you cannot walk or…
What is a Midwife? Throughout time, midwives have been the traditional care providers for mothers and infants. We are experts in normal birth, and view pregnancy and birth as a normal life process. Most people know midwives as birth attendants,…
As midwives one of our primary responsibilities to the families we serve is helping them “understand the why.” For instance, why are we doing this test today? Why might induction of labor vs. waiting to go into labor on your…