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Home Sweet Home Birth
five basic advantages...
Discover why planned home births, attended by an experienced midwife, have excellent outcomes, both for mothers and babies. Learn More»
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Midwifery Is an Attitude ...about women, about how pregnancy and birth occur, and a view that pregnancy and birth are normal events until proven otherwise. As a midwife I share with you the knowledge, wisdom and understanding of birth....identifying interferences and variances to this process... Learn More»
Water Birth...A Sacred Journey
“Water birth” is the use of a heated water bath or pool by a laboring woman during labor and birth. Most people are drawn to water. After a hard day’s work, few things feel better than a soak in the tub. During pregnancy, labor and birth water becomes even more desirable... Learn More»"Gabriela, Marco, and Leandra’s Birthing Story"
Now our family is complete...Welcome our joy and light Leandra.
Words can not describe this moment when I was able to gaze upon her face for the first time.
United in our love and in the safe welcoming of our baby
Leandra so cute...She is a sweetie pie..
My waterbirth was gentle and surrounded by the love of my family
Would you recommend this experience to other women planning or expecting a baby? Yes
Here are Gabriela and Marco's thoughts about Sheila Simms Watson "The Miami Midwife": My midwives made me feel safe and relaxed throughout the birth. My birth was exactly as I had imagined it, gentle, peaceful, and full of love. I am so grateful and happy that I was able to experience every sensation that came with Leandra’s birth. The decision to have my baby at home with Sheila and Anjeli was the best thing I could have done for my birth and my family. It was a beautifully intimate experience and it was so wonderful to be at home, in my bed, with my things, during and after the birth.
At around 3:00am I felt some surges and laying down was not very comfortable. I went into the bathroom, placed my pillow next to the sink, rested my head on the pillow and swayed my hips with each surge. I rode the surge and because I didn’t feel them too close together, I would go back to bed. At around 5:00am I had a sensation-filled surge and returned to my position to the bathroom. About 15 minutes later Marco got up to use the bathroom and saw me. I was feeling a bit nauseas and threw up... Gabriela, Marco and Leandra’s Birthing Story...Continued »
About The Parents:
Gabriela and Marco
Family's City and State:
South Beach, FL
First Time Parents: Yes
Number of Children before this birth: 0
About The Baby:
Date & Time Of Birth:
02-May-2010 at 8:58am
About The Birth:
Home
Delivery Method:
Waterbirth
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