Earthside Midwifery SD

02/17/2026

Planning a home birth with a licensed midwife doesn't mean that nothing ever goes wrong. What it means is that if something goes wrong your team is trained and equipped to handle the complications 💪 OR transfer you to a higher level of care when needed.

Home birth stats:
-Most complications are managed right in the home setting. This is what your midwife and team are trained for.
- Your midwife brings all the equipment to monitor you and baby throughout labor and the immediate postpartum.
-Your midwife carries medications and herbs for bleeding, IVs and fluids, antibiotics, and oxygen for use when needed.
- Only about 2% of experienced mothers transfer to a higher level of care.
-About 10-15%of first time moms transfer. Usually for a long labor and pain relief.

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02/03/2026

Waterbirth: check out the current research and evidence on waterbirth below 👇
Earthside proudly offers waterbirth to all of their clients. ❤️ Most of our mamas choose waterbirth, as long as baby gives us enough time to set up the pool. 🌊

In this article, we discuss the evidence on waterbirth. Is waterbirth safe? Are there any benefits? Are there any risks to the baby? Learn the research on this and more in our popular article on waterbirth!

02/02/2026

Have you been thinking of a home birth with Earthside Midwifery? 🤰 If home birth is something you have been considering, make sure and reach out as early as possible. I take a small client load and fill up very quickly. ❤️❤️❤️
You can always check out my "pinned post" at the top of my page for current openings.

01/27/2026

Another Earthside family got their early gender results last week ....

It's a boy! 💙💙💙

Congratulations 🎉

Two families came for their Sneak Peeks and found out their early genders!!!!

Family 1: BOY 🎉💙💙💙

Family 2: BOY 🎉💙💙💙

Happy to provide this service to local families. ❤️

Would you like to find out the gender of your baby as early as 6 weeks? Schedule today!! It only takes a quick blood draw and less than a 10 min appointment. $130 due at time of service and results in 2-3 days.

01/27/2026

Contact your legislators today to tell them to support expanding birth center options for SD!!

I am happy to be a small part of the team working to bring this legislation.❤️ Follow the link for more info and instructions.

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01/24/2026

Continuing the beautiful work Debbie started! This year we are looking to improve access to birth centers in the state of SD ❤️

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01/19/2026

In the early morning the Earthside team welcomed a sweet little girl via a gentle water birth. Her mama did such an amazing job and dad caught his baby. Congratulations to this 4th time client!

Shout out to my amazing birth assistants Talia and Erica Voehl for being such a great part of the team. ❤️

01/16/2026

Sneak peak is still available through Earthside Midwifery!! Contact today to schedule your early pregnancy draw. ❤️

Two families came for their Sneak Peeks and found out their early genders!!!!

Family 1: BOY 🎉💙💙💙

Family 2: BOY 🎉💙💙💙

Happy to provide this service to local families. ❤️

Would you like to find out the gender of your baby as early as 6 weeks? Schedule today!! It only takes a quick blood draw and less than a 10 min appointment. $130 due at time of service and results in 2-3 days.

01/03/2026

What does a home birth with Earthside look like?? 🤔

Here are some routine things you can expect....
- lots of freedom to move and choose positions.
(The bed is hardly ever used)
- low light, music, and calm support from your birth team.
- birth pool for labor and birthing! 🌊 (Most of our mom choose water birth, as long as they give us enough time to set the pool up 🤣)
- intermittent monitoring of baby (no strap on monitors)
- Eating and drinking 🥣🥨🍓
- spinning babies techniques for promoting a smooth labor 💪
- birthing position of YOUR choice! Most common is hands and knees.
- 1 midwife and 2 trained birth assistants to manage any complications that arise
- a full stash of medical supplies and equipment for monitoring and any emergencies that need to be taken care of! (Including: equipment for monitoring you and baby, IVs and fluids only when needed, medications (pitocin, TXA, cytotec, and methergine) and herbs to manage bleeding, resuscitation equipment for baby, oxygen, suturing equipment ECT. )

12/28/2025

Thank you to all my incredible clients from 2025! I seriously was blessed with all the most amazing families this year and want to extend my sincere gratitude for each of you Inviting me to be a part of your pregnancy and birthing experiences! Thanks for bringing your baby Earthside with me!

P.s. I have one more opening in February, otherwise I am off till September 💗 feel free to contact me about due dates happening after September 2026. 💗

12/25/2025

Spinning babies approach is incredible!
I have seen this help with so many labors 💓💓💓

If you were my client, you probably are already familiar with many of their techniques 💓

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💡 Exciting Study Alert! 💡

A recent clinical trial published in the International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing shows the powerful impact of the Spinning Babies® approach!

When labor and delivery nurses at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Florida adopted our techniques, their cesarean rate dropped from 27% to 14%. 🙌

This study reinforces the importance of supporting the body’s natural alignment and movement to create smoother, more balanced birth experiences. When birth professionals are equipped with the right knowledge and skills, we can reduce interventions and improve outcomes for both parents and babies.

📚 You can read more about the research backing the Spinning Babies® approach on our research and references page via link in bio