by SCV Birth Center | Apr 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
At the Santa Clarita Birth Center, the phone rings often with the same question. It is usually a hesitant voice on the other end, someone who loves the idea of a birth center or home birth but is held back by one specific fear: “I want to do this… but can I...
by Kelly | Apr 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
The day you bring your baby home is a celebration. It is the beginning of a beautiful new chapter. As your midwives, our goal is to ensure that you feel just as supported and cared for as your newborn during this transition. We often hear about the “Fourth...
by SCV Birth Center | Mar 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
When we think about labor progress, we usually fixate on one number: Dilation. We want to know, “How many centimeters am I?” We imagine the cervix opening like a door. While dilation is important, it is only a symptom of a much larger issue. The real...
by Kelly | Feb 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you ask most people to define “informed consent,” they will likely picture a clipboard. They imagine a busy hospital room, a nurse handing them a stack of papers filled with tiny font, and a quick instruction to “sign here” before a...
by SCV Birth Center | Feb 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Why Healthy Black Women Are Pushed Toward C-Sections (And How We Fight Back) It is a statistic that should stop us in our tracks. A newly released study revealed a startling reality about birth in America. Healthy Black women with low-risk pregnancies are 20% more...
by Kelly | Sep 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
These days, there are more baby carriers out there than you can count. While it’s great to have options, having so many to pick from can make things totally overwhelming. Seasoned parents tend to find a carrier (or a few) that they love and cling to it. And it becomes...
