We would like to share our birth story and how wonderful it is to have a home birth with a wonderful, skilled professional and experienced midwife and wonderful person, Marve. We highly recommend her and will hire her for the birth of our next child.
On August 16, I was 41 weeks and 5 days pregnant. My huge belly was measuring 47cm and I was still only 1 cm dilated and about 60% effaced. We had an ultrasound earlier in the week to confirm that the placenta was still in good shape and that the baby was still doing well.
Birth Story of Crist Rigotti
I want to begin my birthing story thanking Marve for such a wonderful experience. If you are considering doing a homebirth, you need to talk with Marve. She is so knowledgeable about homebirths and she is passionate about what she does. We were excited about doing a homebirth, but a little nervous because it isn’t the norm in our society today. When we met with Marve, we absolutely loved her, had a connection, and knew we trusted her.
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Indrani O'Callaghan's Birth
I found myself pregnant for the first time in 1998 at the age of 22. Although I had the support of my husband, family and friends I was scared to death of the unknown and believed what our culture has taught us about birth...that it is a scary, life and death situation that must be managed medically. I was induced at 37 weeks because the doctor said my baby was going to be "too big" for me to birth if I waited for labor to start spontaneously. Read more
Lukas Mertz Water Birth
My name is Giovanna. My son Lukas was born on August 8th, 2008 in the water at our home in Henderson. I spent the whole pregnancy reading about the most safe and special birth for our first baby. For sure, I did not want to experience the same frustration and fear that most of my friends had endured as they gave birth in a hospital where doctors rush the process with pitocin and use drugs (epidurals) as painkillers. It did not sound safe for me or
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