After being away for so long for me to post two days in a row is hard to believe, but this post is so important I have to share it everywhere I can!
New Birth Midwifery
is very excited to share a landmark study conducted by MANA (Midwives
Alliance of North America) of nearly 17,000 midwife led courses of care.
Here are the highlights, but please take the time to click on the link
to read the full article and please share this important information!
For planned home births with a midwife in attendance, key outcomes include:
-Over 93% women had a normal physiologic birth
-A cesarean rate of 5%
-Only 2.5% of babies admitted to the NICU in the first six weeks of life
-87% of women with previous cesareans had their babies vaginally
-Of the 10.9% of women who transferred from home to hospital during
labor, the majority moved for non-emergent reasons, like a slow,
non-progressing labor, or maternal exhaustion
-At six weeks postpartum, nearly all babies were breastfed
http://www.mana.org/blog/home-birth-safety-outcomes
Friday, January 31, 2014
Thursday, January 30, 2014
A new Midwife with New Birth Midwifery!!
New
Birth Midwifery is very excited to announce the addition of a new
midwife to the team! Eileen Kirk is a CPM and a graduate from National
College. Jenny met Eileen while visiting the Philippines in February
2013 and felt an immediate connection with her.
Take a look at her bio to learn more about her.
Eileen M Kirk, CPM
My name is Eileen Kirk and I am a Certified Professional Midwife. My journey into midwifery is still very recent, but my life passions have lined up well with this profession. At a young age my heart went out to the hurting and broken, especially young women and children. I hated to see injustice and watch people suffer. I have a very caring heart and people’s happiness is important to me. I love celebrating life and being apart of the ups and downs that come. I have always loved building friendships and connecting with people.
With that being said one of my dear friends invited me to be part of her birth in 2010. She was a first time mom and had a long, difficult birth with a tremendous amount of back
labor. At this point I knew absolutely nothing about birth or how to help and unfortunately her care providers were not helpful at all. This experience stirred in me a passion to learn about pregnancy, birth, and how I can help women
in such an intense time. This led me on a search for midwifery schools which didn’t take very long for me. I found a two-year intensive program located in the Philippines. This caught my interest quickly because I always wanted to study abroad and experience life in another culture.
As a young adult I went on several mission trips and enjoyed
gaining a different perspective on life outside the United States. My studies went really well in the Philippines and I gained a lot of hands on experience. I cared for many women that were malnourished and suffered from extreme poverty. I was able to attend over 200 births and was the primary midwife for 90 births. I completed my schooling through Newlife International School of Midwifery in July 2013 (accredited through National College of Midwifery) and passed the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) Board Exam in August of 2013. In January 2014 I joined New Birth Midwifery and will begin my career. I love being a midwife and I still can’t believe that I get to do this as my job!
Take a look at her bio to learn more about her.
Eileen M Kirk, CPM
My name is Eileen Kirk and I am a Certified Professional Midwife. My journey into midwifery is still very recent, but my life passions have lined up well with this profession. At a young age my heart went out to the hurting and broken, especially young women and children. I hated to see injustice and watch people suffer. I have a very caring heart and people’s happiness is important to me. I love celebrating life and being apart of the ups and downs that come. I have always loved building friendships and connecting with people.
With that being said one of my dear friends invited me to be part of her birth in 2010. She was a first time mom and had a long, difficult birth with a tremendous amount of back
labor. At this point I knew absolutely nothing about birth or how to help and unfortunately her care providers were not helpful at all. This experience stirred in me a passion to learn about pregnancy, birth, and how I can help women
in such an intense time. This led me on a search for midwifery schools which didn’t take very long for me. I found a two-year intensive program located in the Philippines. This caught my interest quickly because I always wanted to study abroad and experience life in another culture.
As a young adult I went on several mission trips and enjoyed
gaining a different perspective on life outside the United States. My studies went really well in the Philippines and I gained a lot of hands on experience. I cared for many women that were malnourished and suffered from extreme poverty. I was able to attend over 200 births and was the primary midwife for 90 births. I completed my schooling through Newlife International School of Midwifery in July 2013 (accredited through National College of Midwifery) and passed the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) Board Exam in August of 2013. In January 2014 I joined New Birth Midwifery and will begin my career. I love being a midwife and I still can’t believe that I get to do this as my job!
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