Riverside Midwifery, LLC

06/18/2023

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It’s been a little over week since we welcomed our beautiful boy into this world. And what a whirlwind it’s been. Full of highs and lows, tears and laughter. But most of all, love. I never imagined a little boy being mine, but now that he’s here I can’t see it any other way. Before I dive in...

03/01/2023

Daddy’s a parent too.⁣
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He doesn’t just help take care of the baby so mommy can take a shower where she actually has time to shave her legs and wash her hair,⁣
or close her eyes for five minutes after a terrible night’s sleep.⁣
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He’s so much more than mommy’s helper,⁣
because he’s a parent, too.⁣
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He doesn’t just help mommy make dinner.
He makes dinner some nights while she feeds the baby⁣
because he’s a parent, too.⁣
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He doesn’t just help mommy put the kids to bed⁣.
Some nights he reads his children a story and lays with them till they fall asleep⁣
because he’s a parent, too.⁣
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He doesn’t just help mommy clean the kitchen.
He does the dishes⁣
and cleans crumbs off the countertops from the kid's pancake breakfast before work⁣
because he’s a parent, too.⁣
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He doesn’t just show up for his children because mom makes him.⁣
He shows up because he wants to see his child strike the baseball,⁣
dance in the big recital,⁣
or surprise his child at the Valentine’s Day party.⁣
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And he's always ready to snap photos, take videos, and cheer loud.⁣
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Because he’s not a babysitter⁣.
He’s a parent,⁣
and his children should know that, too.

✍️: Living FULL
📷: Mom is Drawing
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02/18/2023

To our wonderful families and fellow birthworkers: A major landmark PSA.
This summer marks 13 years of practice for Riverside Midwifery! Nearly 1000 families have been provided with respectful and evidence-based homebirth midwifery care in that time. Riverside Midwifery is unique in that we managed to practice in a team model that has waxed and waned with each midwife's seasons of life while still providing stability and reliability for your and our families. Due to the indefinite retirement of Nannette Jenkins CNM following major health problems and the loss of her son, another transition is coming. We want to let our community know that we are calmly preparing to close Riverside Midwifery as a group practice and move to an individual but collective model of midwifery practice.

Our practice will continue to take clients and provide care as usual until our last September 2023 family has delivered and received their postpartum care. Grace Mueller CPM, Heather Rice CNM, and Nikki Williams CPM will then be transitioning to solo, yet mutually supportive, practices to allow the midwives to be more present for their families while also extending their support for the community. Beginning with October 2023 due dates, homebirth clients will be directed to the individual practices of each midwife via RiversideMidwifery.com 's homepage and when calling Riverside's office.

Jen Sincevich, the office manager, birth assistant, doula, and birthworker extraordinaire who has managed to keep this group of midwives organized and smoothly functioning for the past 7 years, will retain the Riverside Midwifery office space and open her business, Elevate Birth. Elevate Birth aims to carry forward the client-centered, evidence-based midwifery care that Riverside has always represented and create a central touchpoint for the larger homebirth community; a place to connect with other families who are on a similar journey. Please contact Jen if interested in renting the office space for classes, meetings, etc.

It feels bittersweet but we are also excited for the next chapter of this sometimes difficult yet beautiful story that is unfolding. We look forward to continuing to provide excellent homebirth midwifery care in our Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania area. Thank you for your support.
https://riversidemidwifery.com/meet-our-midwives/
240-341-4974

Our team of experienced, compassionate, Certified Nurse Midwives offer comprehensive homebirth and well woman care services to women and families.

02/15/2023

Reminiscing! 2017-2022 certainly was an amazing 5 years!

01/09/2023

Certified Nurse Midwives and Certified Professional Midwives providing homebirth and well woman care services in Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia.

01/02/2023

Welcome, 2023! Here is Riverside Midwifery's annual practice statistics post!

In 2022 the midwives at Riverside Midwifery helped welcome 74 babies!

- Of the 67 births that started at home there were:
59 homebirths:
52 in Maryland
7 in West Virginia
8 hospital births after intrapartum (in labor) transfer (12% IP transfer rate)
3 cesarean sections (4.5% overall rate)
6 VBAC births (of 7 attempted for 86% vbac rate)
2 sets of planned twin births (both sets delivered at home)
16 primiparous births (first time mothers).
Of the primiparous there were 12 home births and 4 hospital births after intrapartum transfer (25% rate). There were 2 cesareans (primary CS rate 12.5%)

- We transferred 2 mothers immediately after their homebirth for retained placenta/hemorrhage.
- There were 5 births that we supported in planned hospital birth after being risked out prenatally (reasons included preeclampsia, PPROM, etc).
- We had zero maternal deaths. We had zero perinatal deaths for labors that started as planned homebirths.

This year Riverside Midwifery experienced the sorrow of stillbirth. One of the mothers who had risked out and transferred to a hospital practice before labor began experienced placental abruption while en route to the planned hospital birth and their baby was born sleeping.

Chris Bontrager has officially retired to her farm and family life as of December 2022. We are honored that she capped her 19 years of midwifery practice with Riverside Midwifery!
Unfortunately Riverside Midwifery's owner and practicing midwife Nannette Jenkins had to effectively retire from clinical practice in 2022 after experiencing severe Covid-related health problems in the first half of the year and than the loss of her 5th child in stillbirth on October 1st. Midwives Heather Rice CNM, Grace Mueller CPM, and Nikki Williams CPM continue to provide full scope homebirth midwifery care with Nannette's administrative support. Shawna DeWitt CPM will also provide interim support during the year.
We are pleased that 2023 is already shaping up to be a busy year! Thank you for the privilege of continuing as midwives in your community

Certified Nurse Midwives and Certified Professional Midwives providing homebirth and well woman care services in Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia.

12/17/2022

“Midwife Delivery Death Trial” rules: Home birth, including after cesarean, is a constitutional right by Jen KamelDec 16, 2022Home birth, Hospital birth, Infant Outcomes, Legal Issues, Legislation, Maternal Outcomes, VBAC1 comment Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Like I watched every minute of the Nebr...

12/16/2022

Alyssa Kinney teaches Bradley Birth classes at Riverside's office on Wednesday evenings.

Y'all! I am BOOKED OUT for private birth education over the next few months! I cannot tell you how excited I am to work with all these incredible families and how awesome it is that so many folks are seeking out great birth classes!

There is still space in my upcoming Bradley group classes though. Get in touch SOON if you want to join us.
Thursday evenings in Glyndon starting on October 6th
Wednesday evenings in Frederick starting on November 16th

12/16/2022

Calling all BIPOC student midwives! Shafia Monroe Consulting is offering its 4th annual Black Student Midwife Scholarship award, and the deadline for applications is almost near! Check out the scholarship qualifications below and be sure to apply by December 20th, 2022. To learn more about Ayanna Ade and her contribution to midwifery visit https://shafiamonroe.com/scholarships.

12/07/2022

Our Nikki Williams CPM is the President of the Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland, a group of midwives who advocate for the advancement of homebirth in Maryland. Currently, Maryland CPM regulation does not allow CPMs to be the primary care provider for people who have had a prior cesarean. Purchase one of our birthy t-shirts to support the yearlong expense of our lobbyist who is working tirelessly to adjust the regulations to include VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) in Maryland CPM regulations!

Help Achieve Greater VBAC Access for Homebirthing Families in Maryland! The Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland is currently fundraising to pay for the yearlong task of employing a lobbyist who can effectively bring our vision of midwifery to the Maryland legislature. Currently, Certifie...

12/07/2022

Updates

Today
by Nannette Jenkins, Beneficiary
First, thank you thank you for your support spiritually, emotionally, and practically. Our family has been struggling and your donations have been an enormous help.
After much prayer and counseling we’ve made the decision that I will be stepping back from clinical midwifery indefinitely. After years of burning the candle at both ends and especially after Odhran’s birth and death I need time to focus on my family and emotional/physical health. I will still be involved at Riverside Midwifery, LLC but in mostly an administrative support role.
We are now looking to hire a CNM for a part-time homebirth midwifery role! Please direct any nurse midwives you know who might be interested our way. Email is [email redacted]
With love and gratitude, Nannette Jenkins

The Riverside Team is devastated to have to share the following news.… Jen Sincevich needs your support for Extended Bereavement Leave for the Jenkins Family

12/03/2022

Riverside is looking for a part time CNM to join our team. We love our team model where we get to prioritize our families and do the work we love. Resumes and questions can be sent to Riversidemidwifery@gmail.com

11/26/2022

We got our Black Friday special twofer. In the form of two healthy baby boys.

11/24/2022

One expert told Newsweek she can understand why viewers were upset by the scenes, but that midwives are trained "to keep birth safe."

10/31/2022

An adorable Halloween 🎃 made his entrance this morning weighing in at 9lbs 9oz. Welcome little one.

10/09/2022

We are devastated to have to share the following news.

As many of you know, Nannette and her family were expecting their fifth baby at the end of September. Sadly, Odhran Immanuel Jenkins was stillborn at Frederick Hospital on October 1, 2022.

Nannette had a difficult pregnancy and an induced hospital birth had been scheduled for that very morning. Her labor began naturally overnight but en route to the hospital she began bleeding. Upon arrival baby Odhran did not have a heartbeat and was born sleeping by emergency cesarean. It was determined that a placental abruption had occurred. In addition, Nannette bled heavily, requiring transfusion, and will likely have an extended time of recovery.

Odhran was beautiful and perfect, a Jenkins baby entirely reminiscent of his four siblings. To be so close to holding this perfect baby boy but then to so suddenly lose him is devastating. Please hold the Jenkins family in your thoughts and prayers as they grieve and adjust to this heartbreaking reality.

We know how much this family is loved and appreciated in this community, and acknowledge the collective grief to be felt upon hearing this news. Please feel free to send cards or messages of condolence for the Jenkins family to the office at 3620 Buckeystown Pike, Box 69 Buckeystown, MD 21717. Personal notes and tangible cards that can be shared with the kids would be greatly appreciated. Please do not send flowers or gifts.

A meal train has been set up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f48adac29a4fc1-meals12.

A GoFundMe to help with extended bereavement and medical leave costs has been arranged and support via donations to that fund are welcome https://gofund.me/1e48f01a

The funeral will be held at Calvary Baptist Church 3200 Ridge Rd., Westminster, MD, October 14th at 11:00am, followed by the burial. The Jenkins Family welcomes your attendance.

10/07/2022

Odhran’s funeral is next Friday 10/14 at 11:00, at Nannette Jenkins’s church: Calvary Baptist Church 3200 Ridge Road Westminster MD. The family welcomes your support in attendance.