Connecticut Home Birth and Wellness Care

Christy D’Aquila, CNM welcomes you to Magnolia Midwifery LLC. I serve families planning a homebirth throughout Connecticut in the Greater Hartford area including Hartford County, Litchfield County, New Haven, Middlesex, and New London Counties, and parts of Fairfield County. My strong commitment to the Midwives Model of Care™, means that you are at the center of all I do. And that's how health care should be.  Your story and the meaning you give to your experiences is central to all I do (and don't do!). While I serve as a resource and guide, you make informed choices that make sense to you in the context of your life and family.

I welcome the opportunity to witness your pregnancy and support your preparation for birth and parenting! Throughout our time together you receive practical and relational preparation for birth as a family event. What is relational? It means that birth and parenting are extensions yourself, your family, your understanding of the world, and your relationships with those around you! It is your way of being! 
In my practice you will notice a focus on your experience of this special time. I invite you to walk through the childbearing year awake to physical, emotional, and spiritual transitions. You are supported to face challenges and embrace growth opportunities as you stay connected to your experience and to all those who walk this journey with you (known and unknown).

Unfortunately, medicalized birthing practices often shift attention away from creative personal and family growth, and community connection. A focus necessarily shifts toward learning how to avoid overuse of medical technology, preserve body- and self-integrity, and to protect against dangerous racist and patriarchal practices.  It is through creativity and connection that society heals.

Join other parents who make informed choices that resonate with their values, learn how to gather information, and ask questions, follow their intuition, and face challenges with mindful resilience. And join me in this work to protect the humanity and creativity of birth. 

Christy D'Aquila
​Licensed, Certified Nurse-Midwife

Home Birth
​The physical, emotional, and spiritual changes and challenges during the childbearing year are profound for many and offer opportunities for growth. I work with you, side by side, to have a safe, satisfying birth. I strive to foster positive integration of changes and challenges into your self and family identity.

Fortunately, Connecticut families planning homebirth have a variety of midwifery practices to choose from. While I hope you will feel at home with Magnolia Midwifery, it is important to choose a birth site and midwife that matches your values and beliefs. Learn more about the benefits of homebirth.

Questions? Please reach out!

Wellness

Ongoing wellness, sexual, and reproductive health focuses on family planning, pregnancy  prevention, preconception counseling. natural and hormonal contraception, breast and pelvic health, primary care preventive screenings, mental health, and positive sexuality.
 
Along with attention to your physical needs, you receive a listening ear, a thoughtful approach, and heartful action!
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Treatments include a blend of complimentary and alternative recommendations, referrals and collaboration, and prescription medications when indicated and desired.​ 

Education

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My background as a Birthing From Within Childbirth Mentor is reflected in my philosophy and approach to supporting families during the childbearing year. Prenatal and postpartum visits may include specific Birthing From Within mini-modules.

Natural Breastfeeding for an Easier Start This online course created by Dr. Nesbitt, MD & Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA is available to parents for a reduced fee of $60. This is a self-paced, online course with reading, videos, and images. Pay for Class. Contact me for the class link.