The Bearthkeeper Akron

01/25/2025

Contrary to popular belief & what most women are told by their doctors - you CAN deliver your own placenta!

Your body is more than capable of releasing the placenta completely on its own, without a doctor reaching their gloved hand inside you and pulling it out.

In fact, the cramping that most women feel after birth prior to the placenta coming are contractions that are working on releasing your placenta. Some women even feel “pushy” like they do during birth.

The artificial removal of the placenta can actually lead to problems such as postpartum hemorrhage or retained membranes.

Did you push your placenta out on your own, or did your provider remove it for you?

01/08/2025

*announcement*

I have two births left for the remainder of this year. I have decided that I am going to pause taking births as a midwife to further my education in midwifery & continue assisting with the midwives that i currently assist with!

In the mean time I will be offering virtual and home birth doula services!

I am extremely familiar in the birth space and have attended 16 births in a little over a year. I have had two free births & have attended births as a solo midwife as well!

If you or someone you know might be interested in doula services please feel free to reach out to me 🫶🏼

01/05/2025

I’ve seen a few birth workers do end of year statistics so i figured I’d join in!

In total i attended 13 (14 if you count my own free birth) births in 2024!

6 of these births were as a midwives assistant!

7 were as a solo midwife!

2 ended in NON emergency transfers & ended as healthy vaginal births!

1 ended in emergency transfer for mom after baby was born!

6 were first time mamas!

ZERO ended in c sections!

And ONE was my beautiful baby sister the same day I gave birth myself!

Not bad for my first full year attending births!

I am very excited to see what 2025 has in store for me🫶🏼

11/23/2024

Another absolutely beautiful birth ✨

11/22/2024

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11/16/2024

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10/24/2024

I had the honor of witnessing ANOTHER beautiful first time mom give birth, undisturbed, beautifully, at home! ✨

What an absolute blessing it was to be trusted to hold space while such perfect birth unfolded!

10/22/2024

You are so much stronger than you know

Remember that

& never forget it 🤍