by SCV Birth Center | Jan 19, 2017 | Childbirth
When preparing for your natural childbirth, you have a myriad of decisions that need to be made including midwife, location, birth team, and so many more. The option of a home birth is one that allows you to create a sacred space, in an already comfortable...
by SCV Birth Center | Nov 10, 2016 | Childbirth, Pregnancy Tips
If you’re navigating the waters of your third trimester, you are probably being inundated with information along with tips and tricks for labor, prep, and postpartum. Stop, take a seat, and take a breath. Here are just a few simple tasks you’ll want to have completed...
by SCV Birth Center | Oct 20, 2016 | Childbirth
Many women don’t even realize that vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)s are an option for them. Even after traumatizing hospital experiences and difficult previous births, many women qualify for a VBAC. You may have had a scheduled cesarean or you may have been...
by SCV Birth Center | Sep 29, 2016 | Childbirth, Postpartum, Pregnancy Tips
So you’ve heard of natural childbirth and are concerned about the pain. Reasonably enough, most women are. The scenes from the movies with a woman yelling “Give me the drugs,” are enough to make any women think labor is not a natural process. On the contrary, women...
by SCV Birth Center | Sep 1, 2016 | Childbirth
Choosing between having your natural childbirth at a birth center or at home is a big decision. The idea of a home birth may stress you out more than anything, or you may be excited at the thought of being able to birth from the comfort of your home. Either way, home...
by SCV Birth Center | Aug 18, 2016 | Childbirth, Pregnancy Tips, SCV Birth Center
The relationship you build with your licensed midwife is like one you’ve never had before. Throughout your maternity care, this relationship quickly turns from a business relationship to a friendship. Your midwife becomes a part of your natural childbirth instead of...