Welcome to Full Circle Midwifery!
Childbirth is a normal event for most women. The Midwives at Full Circle believe midwifery care keeps birth safe and family-centered. It empowers women to keep healthy during pregnancy, to give birth naturally, and to parent in the best ways.
Every woman has the right to choose where and with whom she has her baby. We will honor the sacredness of your birth, and be respectful and accepting of your choices about your birth.
Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers ~ strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength.
~ Barbara Katz Rothman
“Do not choose your birth options based on insurance coverage, but rather on the location where your needs will be met most effectively. We take out loans for cars, houses and other material objects – recognize your investment in supportive care providers for a birth of your choice is much more important, as it will affect your child’s well-being for the rest of his or her life.”
~ Molly Remer, MSW, ICCE, “Before You’re Admitted”, current issue of Pathways.
What’s New!
- Barb has a new address and dropped her land line. Her cell remains the same.
- Friends of Michigan Midwives (FOMM) has a couple of fundraisers happening. They are selling 2010 calendars of home-born babies and very cute baby onesies and tshirts for $15 each. I have some in the office so contact me if you are interested. They will also have them available on their website soon.
- Please sign up for the Friends of Michigan Midwives database by clicking here.
- VBAC: Often, the risk doctors are referencing is the less-than-1-percent chance that the post-cesarean uterus will rupture during labor, which can be catastrophic in some cases. The chance of a rupture is about .32 percent (or about 3 in 1,000) and the overall risk for “serious adverse perinatal outcome” (stillbirth, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, neonatal death) is about .27 percent or 106 out of 39,049, as concluded in a 2007 study.
- I have a new FAX number! Please use this number from now on 517-579-0455
“Birth is a rite of passage in every culture that conveys the core values of that culture. It enacts and displays them,” - Dr. Robbie Davis-Floyd, medical anthropologist. Cultures that “super value” technology, use a lot of technology at birth. Cultures that “super value” nature and human experience tend to be “low tech and high touch.”
Reducing Infant Mortality from Debby Takikawa on Vimeo.
