Beat the heat

Beat the heat

Summer has arrived, and with its arrival comes 110º plus weather and direct sun that feels even hotter. Pregnancy will naturally make your body temperature a little higher than normal, so this heat may become unbearable. With the SCV Birth Center serving both San...
Midwives and Doulas and OBGYNs – oh my!

Midwives and Doulas and OBGYNs – oh my!

So, you’ve decided to have a natural childbirth – that’s great! Now in order to start your care, you have to decide who you want to provide your prenatal care, and also where you would like to bring your baby into this world. You have the options of hospital...
Natural Birth: Benefits for Baby

Natural Birth: Benefits for Baby

While the experience of natural birth at the SCV Birth Center is not only comforting and altogether safer for mommy than a hospital birth, there are plenty of benefits that directly affect the baby. Many different factors will contribute to the decision to give birth...
A Birth Center… Is My Necessity

A Birth Center… Is My Necessity

This week’s guest blogger is a friend of the SCV Birth Center and mommy to the precious, Cataleya. Rai recollects on her emotional experience here at the Birth Center, and her continued friendship with our midwives. I kind of understood what a birth center was,...
A sweet letter from a sweet family

A sweet letter from a sweet family

Dearest Renee, Where do we begin? How about clear back to this particular time last year?! Yes, this is long over-due as we have desired to show our appreciation for quite a while. Words cannot express our gratitude to God for you and all that He did through you, to...
Delayed Cord Clamping

Delayed Cord Clamping

In February we wrote a short blog about cord clamping. We thought we might explain in further detail what cord clamping is and when to cut the cord. When you are creating your birth plan, there are so many decisions you need to make: home birth or hospital birth?...
The First Steps To A Happy Pregnancy

The First Steps To A Happy Pregnancy

So, you’re pregnant… now what? Pregnancy is a long journey and so many first-time mommas aren’t sure what the first steps on this journey should be. Don’t worry; we’re here to help! Step One: Breathe.  Pregnancy brings about a whole host of emotions, and that’s ok....
The Natural Birth Option

The Natural Birth Option

How did we get to the point where a third of all babies in the country are born via cesarean section? Most first-time mothers who reach their 40th week of pregnancy are given the option to go to the hospital to induce labor and, because of hospital policies, over 32%...