Amanda Brown Birth Services, LLC

09/21/2025

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08/28/2025

🌿 Mark your calendars & Join Us for a 3-Day Doula Training Event! 🌿

Hope’s Embrace is excited to invite you to an immersive 3-day Doula Training, hosted at the Hampton Inn in Nicholasville, KY. This event will be held November 14-16 , 9 AM - 5 PM daily. Whether you're starting your journey as a doula or deepening your skills, this training will equip you with the knowledge and support to empower families in your community.

Attendance Fee: $650
📩 Email info@hopesembraceky.org to secure your spot!

One way we support our mission is by training doulas—particularly in areas where more support is needed. Our curriculum is designed to bridge gaps left by many traditional doula trainings, focusing on working with at-risk and marginalized populations. A few of the categories covered by the training include:

-The physiological and emotional aspects of pregnancy and birth
-Supporting clients through labor and the postpartum period
-Communication and advocacy skills
-Cultural competency and trauma-informed care
-Guidance on setting up and running your own doula business

By completing this training, you will be certified as a birth doula through Hope’s Embrace. Once certified, you are free to practice independently or contract with us to serve families in your community!

At Hope’s Embrace, we are committed to providing compassionate, inclusive, and culturally competent birth support so that every person, regardless of their circumstances, has access to the care they need and deserve. 💜

08/11/2025

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08/11/2025

UK King’s Daughters Maternal-Fetal Bereavement will host a Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group on Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Health Education Center (lower level, Lexington Avenue parking garage).

This group provides support and resources to families who have lost a child due to miscarriage, stillbirth or early infant loss. We strive to provide a safe and supportive environment for families to share stories, receive comfort and heal.

Refreshments will be served. RSVPs are preferred, but not required. For more information, please contact Kelly Ingram at Kelly.Ingram@kdmc.kdhs.us or Leah Lands, RN, at Leah.Lands@kdmc.kdhs.us

08/07/2025

The Birthing Place at Mary & Elizabeth Hospital would have returned labor and delivery services to southwest Louisville for the first time since the 1970’s.

08/01/2025

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Kentucky Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS) program is a voluntary home visitation program for any new or expectant parent. HANDS supports families as they build healthy, safe environments for the optimal growth and development...

07/11/2025

Raise your hand if this is among the top ten questions you get from people considering a non-hospital birth.

Reposted from .labornurse

A nuchal cord is a medical way of saying that baby’s cord is wrapped around their neck. ⁣⁠
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This is something you’ve probably heard about and you may even know someone who had this happen during their birth. ⁣⁠
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❗This isn’t at all surprising because nuchal cords are actually quite common – occurring in a little more than 1 in 3 births!⁣⁠
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And even though the idea of the cord being wrapped around the neck seems very scary, in reality, the chance of any complications is rare. ⁣⁠
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Sometimes we know about nuchal cords ahead of time because they are seen on ultrasound, but in many cases, we don’t know until baby is born.⁣⁠
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👉🏻 The most common complication occurs during labor. ⁣⁠
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Basically, when the cord is wrapped around baby’s neck, it can be compressed during contractions, which in turn reduces the amount of blood (and therefore oxygen) that is getting to baby. ⁣⁠
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Often time, we see a decrease in baby’s heart rate on the fetal monitor, which tells us the cord is being compressed in some way - and many times we can intervene!⁣⁠
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🤔 Did you know that this usually isn’t a cause for complications during birth?⁠

07/08/2025

"More information isn't always better.

Sometimes, information can be an unwanted burden, or lead to painful decisions that can make people wish they hadn't had the test in the first place.

It's important to be sure you have full information and a chance to think it through before deciding whether any medical test is right for you."

That quote comes from my book, Anti-D Explained.

It's not the first time I've expressed this idea. I said a similar thing in my book Group B Strep Explained, too.

We're living in the so-called information age, and we're surrounded by the idea that more information is better. But that's not always the case.

Information can be a burden too.

And there's a bit of a paradox here.

We need to get informed enough to know when we want all the information that medicine and science can offer, and when we want to say, "No, actually, I'll sit this one out, thanks. I'm good."

It's a dance. But it's worth exploring.

If you'd like to know more, you can find out more about my work and books at https://www.sarawickham.com

07/01/2025

New midwife option north of Charleston!

06/14/2025

Grey Moon Doula Services supports birthing families in the Huntington, West Virginia Tri-State Area

05/12/2025

05/02/2025

Celebrate Mother's Day by pampering your mother with these outstanding deals!