Dawn Cockrell, LM, CPM - West Texas Midwife Services

04/05/2020

04/04/2020

New Instagram profile . Please go follow me there, too!

04/04/2020

We live in extraordinary times. Midwife care is proven to lower stress for the family and improve pregnancy and birth experiences.

04/04/2020

Offering Midwife care to Alpine and Ft Stockton and the surrounding cities 🌻

03/19/2020

Looking for a Midwife/Homebirth?

Call 432-413-9292

12/30/2019

New study with the National Institute of Health examines outcomes of 16,924 home births.

J Midwifery Womens Health. 2014 Jan-Feb;59(1):17-27. doi: 10.1111/jmwh.12172. Epub 2014 Jan 30.

12/20/2019

Paternity is something Dads can plan for and they will never regret the time they spent becoming a father to their baby.

He's pushing back the tour to be with his baby.

12/20/2019

My sweet nephew was exposed and it’s so devastating to that newborn baby. Please show them you love them more than yourself! Promise to give them a kiss when there is no risk of RSV.

With RSV season currently at its peak, doctors warn "don't kiss babies" whatsoever.

12/06/2019

Amazon is pulling all infant inclined sleepers from its website—even those that have not been recalled—because the products are unsafe for sleep, after Consumer Reports urged retailers to stop selling the products.

11/02/2019

Attending the MANA Conference!!

08/24/2019

I enjoy what I do! So how can it be called work?? Especially when meeting beautiful people and creatures everyday!

05/14/2019

As I was driving home from a fabulous birth on a ranch, these beautiful creatures came to say hello.

04/27/2019

Today a new midwife was officially born! Welcome Hannah Beaver!! No longer the worlds’ almost wonderful student midwife- you’ve earned your Midwife License - and also my deep respect.

We celebrated the graduation of 10 new midwives at the Conference for the Association of Texas Midwives.

04/15/2019

Did a final Postpartum visit this morning with mama and baby. It is always a sad goodbye ...until the next pregnancy.

03/20/2019

For the first time ever, Tricare is covering the purchase of human breast milk from an accredited milk bank.

02/27/2019

Did you know Young Living has over 270 essential oils and blends? We have oils that improve the appearance of healthy-looking skin and blends you can diffuse to remind you of home. There’s even an entire line of dietary essential oils for infusing flavor

11/15/2018

The holiday season is upon us. 🍂 🍁 🍽 🥘 📯
(Gosh, that snuck up on us fast!) A season of joy, giving, gatherings, food and more food, and also a season of labor inductions.

Around the holidays in the U.S., the number of labor inductions soar. Undoubtedly the rise in inductions are not due to necessity, but quite often because of pressure from a provider or related to what is “convenient” for them and their schedule.

TRUTH: Babies do not know it’s Thanksgiving. Get the facts so that you can make informed decisions about your body and your baby. Letting labor begin on its own is usually safest for moms and babies. You should not feel pressured to induce without medical necessity.

Below are some helpful links surrounding induction. . . .
Saying 'No' to Induction: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1595289

Cytotec Induction and Off-Label Use: http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/cytotec.asp

Small Pelvis? Big Baby? The Truth about CPD: http://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth/small-pelvis-big-baby-cpd

The Evidence for Induction for Low Fluid: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/what-is-the-evidence-for-induction-for-low-fluid-at-term-in-a-healthy-pregnancy

The Evidence for Inducing Labor for Going Past Your Due Date: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-on-inducing-labor-for-going-past-your-due-date

The Evidence for Induction for Suspected Big Baby: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-for-induction-or-c-section-for-big-baby

10/14/2018

Waiting on A Midland Momma for labor to begin. Passing her due date once again! So proud of her, letting baby pick the day of birth❤️