Read about this Mom’s thoughts about carrying and birthing a child as an extraordinary and unforgettable part of her life, and her gratefulness to Ruth and The Birth Center’s role in that.
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Read about this Mom’s experience not only with a supportive, empowering birth, but also her unrushed and informative prenatal appointments with Ruth.
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Read about how this Mom’s VBAC birth at The Birth Center brought affirmation that her body knew what to do, given the opportunity and support.
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When I was pregnant with my first baby, a close friend had a great experience at a birth center in another area. After having a couple miscarriages, I had been focused on a natural, holistic way of being to help me sustain pregnancy.
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Read about how this Mom came to The Birth Center late in her pregnancy and was able to have the un-medicated, physiologic birth that she wanted. “During my visit, I had my birth plan with me, and I was going to show it to Ruth. However, I quickly realized I didn’t need to because everything in it was standard practice at The Birth Center. I knew I would be able to have the birth I wanted from the get-go.”
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Read about how this Mom labored at The Birth Center, and when complications arose, she was transferred to hospital for a cesarean birth. “If we have another child, we would love to go back to The Birth Center if we qualify for a VBAC. I have nothing but great things to say about Ruth. We also saw her recently for a lactation appointment, and she was so helpful. She gave us time and her undivided attention, answering all of our questions.”
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Read about this Mom’s second birth experience at The Birth Center took more work and was a longer labor, and how Ruth and her team coached her and allowed her labor to progress naturally and, in her words, “let it be the sacred moment that it’s supposed to be.”
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Read how this Mom’s birth experience – her fourth baby and her first birth center birth – was so different from her prior in-hospital experiences, including water birth, labor coaching, postpartum care.
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Read about this Mom’s experience of birthing her 4th baby after a stalled labor and with baby turned to the side.
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Ready about how this Mom hoped that she would remember how she found the strength to get through her labor, and would call upon that strength to find new ease and fearlessness in everyday life.
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Read about how, after an easy pregnancy, this Mom was challenged by a 35 hour long labor. With the help of her birth team at The Birth Center, she came away saying, “I’m so grateful I was able to live out my plan for an un-medicated birth and was able to do so not only because of The Birth Center environment but because of the amazing team I had with me from minute one.”
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Read about how this Mom’s faith helped her through her fast labor at The Birth Center, the second of three Birth Center Births.
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