Amanda Brown Birth Services, LLC

11/08/2025

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11/08/2025

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

07/08/2025

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.

01/08/2025

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​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...

11/07/2025

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?⁠

08/07/2025

"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

01/07/2025

New midwife option north of Charleston!

14/06/2025

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

04/06/2025

“At least you have a healthy baby.”⁠
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If you’ve given birth and felt dismissed by those words, you’re not alone. Because what that sentence really says is: your experience doesn’t matter.⁠
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That your pain, your fear, your body, your voice—all of it is secondary.⁠
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Too often, that one sentence becomes a lid placed over a mother’s trauma. A way to hush her pain and shrink her story. But birth is never “just one day.” It imprints itself into our bodies, our nervous systems, our memories. And for 1 in 3 women in the U.S., that imprint is traumatic.⁠
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For 1 in 6, the symptoms are so severe they qualify for PTSD. Not sadness. Not the “baby blues.” Actual trauma. And still, we’re told to be grateful. To move on. To focus on the baby.⁠
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Birth trauma doesn’t always stem from emergencies or complications. It often stems from how a woman is treated:⁠
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➡️ being ignored⁠
➡️ coerced into decisions⁠
➡️ touched without consent⁠
➡️ stripped of her autonomy⁠
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And the ripple effects can be devastating—impacting bonding, postpartum mental health, and even leading to su***de, the leading cause of maternal death in the U.S.⁠
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So no, “a healthy baby” is not the only outcome that matters.⁠
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The mother matters, too. Her body. Her voice. Her trauma. Her joy. Her healing. She is more than a vessel. She is the center.⁠
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If you’re preparing for birth—or supporting someone who is—you deserve more. You deserve informed, empowered, whole-person care.⁠
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The Mama Pathway is my complete birth prep course, created to change this—to offer education, empowerment, and a path forward for expecting parents and those healing from past births. It’s rooted in 40+ years of experience as a midwife, MD, and mother.⁠
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Because a truly healthy birth means the baby and the mother emerge whole. You deserve that.⁠
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💛 Learn more and enroll at the link below.
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If you’ve ever been told “at least you have a healthy baby,” how did that land for you? I’d love to hear your story—or simply hold space for it in the comments below.

https://avivaromm.com/mama-pathway/

12/05/2025

02/05/2025

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

11/04/2025

Sometimes expecting parents can hire a doula with some misconceptions about what we provide.

Doulas canNOT 🚫 guarantee birth outcomes. Yes, the research shows it is *likely* you will be more satisfied with your birth and have fewer unnecessary interventions - but this is a research trend and not a promise for every birth.

Sometimes, the mom planning to go unmedicated will get an epidural.

Sometimes, the homebirth will end up in the hospital.

Sometimes, birth will happen in the OR even though the parents didn’t want surgery.

Doulas can’t GAURANTEE birth outcomes. Doulas can gaurantee support no matter the outcome. ❤️