Childbirth Resources

How come a homebirth?

photo credit: Kelly Myers

The Safety of Homebirth Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA)
Position Statement on Homebirth American College of Nurse-Midwives
Why a midwife and homebirth? National Association of Certified Professional Midwives

Catching Babies

Emergency childbirth mini guide by Dianne Bjarnson
Emergency childbirth: A manual by Gregory White

Home birth kit

Please order your Magnolia Midwifery home birth kit by 35 weeks (or sooner when mail delays expected) so it arrives to your Connecticut home by 36 weeks

Malawi's House - "Thank you for choosing Malawi's House as part of your sacred birthing journey."
Precious Arrows
In His Hands

Breastfeeding

Breast pumps, Acelleron, (860) 896-5804
(BP cuffs and compression socks also available)

LLL of CT group
CT BF USA

Exposures in pregnancy and lactation

Herbal products

Tea pot and tea cup full of chamomile tea with chamomile flowers sprinkled over the scene. Herbs are often a part of midwifery recommendations.

Blue Boy Herbs, Carriere, MS

Sunstone Formulas, Pleasant Grove, UT
[please notify your midwife if you plan to or are using any labor prep herbs such as cervix softener (TM)]

Red Moon Herbs Herbs for Pregnancy and Birth Part I & II
Lisa's Remedies Herbs and homeopathy for the childbearing year
The Golden Salve from Equinox Botanicals,
for skin abraisions, diaper rash, and cradle cap

Speckled cross signifies first aid. Represents instructions on how to catch a baby and warning signs of pregnancy.

Urgent Warning Signs

PDF or webpage
If you have any of these signs during your pregnancy and postpartum, tell your midwife.

Birth tub

Purchase or Rental

Southeast CT, Sea to Shore Birth - Vanessa
Passages Midwifery Pools

Client Portal

Access your personal chart and send secure emails by logging into your client account.

Babywearing

Spinning Babies

Red-headed mother carrying her baby in a baby sling.

Beany Tree Baby
New Britain, CT
Offers virtual consults to
help you choose and
use baby carriers

A Spinning Babies class for parents. Join certified Spinning Babies Parent Educators to learn more about the importance of body work and balance during pregnancy and birth.

Global Health Media breastfeeding videos

Covid-19

CDC Pregnancy, Breastfeeding and Caring for your Newborn
Mother to Baby COVID-19 in pregnancy and breastfeeding

Healing Histories Project
COVID19 Timeline

"In particular, this timeline tracks the way that histories of white supremacy, racism & xenophobia, misogyny, ableism, economic injustice and conditional access to care shapes the US response to COVID-19."

--Anjali Taneja, Cara Page, and Susan Raffo in NYC

Glucose screening

The Fresh Test The Fresh Test FAQs

Available for purchase from Magnolia Midwifery LLC

EasydeX BVO free, dye free

Available free from Magnolia Midwifery LLC
Ingredients: water, dextrose from corn, citric acid,
natural flavor, sodium hexametaphosphate, .10%
sodium benzoate

Simply Pure - online purchase
Lily Nichols, RDN - information source
Glucometer - online or in-store purchase
Gestational diabetes - Dr. Sara Wickham

Lubes for Your Wellness

Choosing a lubricant that matches the body's pH and osmolarity doesn't have to be THAT scientific thanks to those who've already done the research! Smitten Kitten offers this > Shopping Guide to Lube < with colorful charts to make choosing easier. Match your lube to it's purpose! WE DO!

Prenatal Genetic Testing

View the entire Washington State Dept. of Health Genetic Testing Series

Spanish

English

A few guiding thoughts and questions:

How will this information help or hinder me?
Do I want to know that my baby is affected before the baby is born?
Would testing simply make me more anxious, rather than less anxious?
Am I willing to accept the increased risk of miscarriage associated with a diagnostic test such as chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis?
Will this information help me choose a birth site? Become educated? Find support groups?
Am I strongly opposed to pregnancy termination even if I have a baby affected with (fill in the blank)?
Would I terminate this pregnancy if I know my baby is affected with (fill in the blank)?
Why should I have screening or diagnostic tests if I am fine with any outcome the baby might have?
If there is no treatment or therapy for the condition tested are the findings helpful to me/us or not?