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Brookhaven Midwifery & Birth Center

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Brookhaven Midwifery & Birth Center

Better birth begins with Brookhaven✨
Certified Professional Midwives in Harrisonburg, VA
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A full service birth center offering prenatal, labor/birth, and postpartum care in a warm and family-centered environment. We also offer homebirth, waterbirth, childbirth education, and lactation consultations. official website: www.brookhavenbirth.com

Our Blog: http://brookhavenbirth.com/blog-2/

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/brookhavenbirth/

Office: 540-437-9850

06/28/2024

Been working hard cleaning up the garden and landscaping at the new site! Found some surprise babies, too 🐦

06/21/2024

New building coming together and starting to get some finer details! Check out our story for bonus pictures of a few fixtures that we think you'll love.

06/14/2024

The birth manual for dads or other birth partners👇

We encourage every mom to choose her cheer team. Whether that's family and friends, a doula, or just a spouse, they are more than welcome and invited to be a part of the celebration.

This book by Penny Simkin (now in its 5th edition to keep up-to-date with changes in the birth industry) is a guide to helping women through labor, birth and postpartum. It's an in-depth read, but divided by topic, and potentially a great manual to have on hand! Preview the table of contents on Amazon and you'll see what we mean.

Also available to borrow from our birth center library. Maybe snag it and hand it to your husband if you're a first-time mom with a due date fast approaching😆

06/03/2024

Happy May birthdays!!🌺

05/22/2024

Did you know that we accept hospital birth clients?

Families who are interested in a natural pregnancy but prefer to give birth at the hospital have the option of our “Easy Access Midwifery Care” package. This is made for families who feel safer in a hospital setting or have a more high-risk pregnancy. You get the same holistic prenatal and postpartum care as all our regular clients, but plan to give birth at the hospital, where a midwife can accompany you in a doula support role.

Benefits of choosing Brookhaven for pregnancy care over a conventional OB include:

- Prenatal checkups in a comfortable space, with a team that gets to know you
- Appointments are YOUR personal time with the midwife, and last around 45 minutes!
- Midwives who take a holistic approach and offer natural remedies
- Care for you and your baby up to 6-weeks postpartum
- Access to an on-call midwife when questions arise
- Access to birth classes, prenatal massage and other services at our center

Having clients who give birth in the hospital is nothing new to us. Sometimes, complications arise and a mom who labors at the birth center gets transferred to the hospital. That’s why our current and future location is just minutes from the hospital!

Photos are from an old birth story on the blog by one of our moms who had a transfer. Check out Alicia's story here: https://www.brookhavenbirth.com/blog/alicias-birth-story

05/16/2024

Whatd'ya think?😉

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05/06/2024

Ladies! What do you wish you had known about postpartum recovery?

We want to make this page a resource for anyone seeking to learn more about natural birth. And we know that any mom, anywhere, can benefit from information to help with postpartum, which is such a neglected area of pregnancy care.

SO. Since this is such a big topic and a different experience for everyone, we'd love to hear either one thing you wish you had known about postpartum, or your best tip for recovery.

Write in the comments! Soon-to-be mamas might benefit from what you have to share!

05/02/2024

That's a bunch of babies!!! Congrats to all our April babies and their families💕

04/30/2024

We are so excited to welcome Cindy to the Brookhaven Team!

Cindy has been drawn to birth since childhood; one of her earliest memories is of crawling into a culvert to help a laboring dachshund. This experience started Cindy on the road to birth work. She voluntarily spent many nights labor-sitting horses and cattle and couldn’t help but question some of the interventions she frequently saw in ranch life; why did some cows need to have their calves “pulled” while others came trotting out of the woods, calf in tow, having “needed” no human help at all?

These questions grew in significance with the birth of her first child in 1990; a rapid and joyful delivery of a posterior (sunny-side up) baby, born en caul (in the bag of waters). A magical experience that quickly became dramatic when local restrictions limited her midwife’s ability to manage a hemorrhage- which resulted in an ambulance ride and hostile interactions with hospital staff. The OB involved likely thought he was making a point in favor of hospital delivery for all women, but Cindy walked away from the experience strongly believing in personal choice, the importance of well trained and properly equipped midwives, and the paramount importance of access to compassionate medical care.

She then started her first apprenticeship in 1991 in Austin Texas and worked with over a dozen midwives in the area, gaining a broad perspective on individualized care. Interruptions in midwifery were filled with countless years of education in nutrition, early childhood development, physical and occupational therapy, and even a massage license. But no matter what she was trying to do, the call to support birth in all forms kept knocking. After a particularly long break (2001-2008) a stranger called, stating “Someone told me you could help my goat give birth.” Without hesitation Cindy went. That is a longer story but the short version is, the need for compassionate and adaptable care exceeds limits; everyone deserves it.

Cindy has served many hundreds of families as they grew their families. She feels strongly about the principle of a midwife for every woman and the importance of education and has helped to train over a dozen students, many of whom have become practicing midwives. She continues to work toward a supportive birth community where transfers to a hospital (when needed) are met with compassion and respect.

Cindy is very honored to be a part of the Brookhaven Midwifery & Natural Birth team.

04/23/2024

Come join our team!

04/22/2024

Checkin out cute babes😍

One of the greatest parts of our job is holding and caring for babies. After the baby is born, had time with mom and tried its first feeding session, the midwife will do a basic exam and gather weight and measurements. Within 72 hours after the birth, the midwife will do a postpartum home visit. At this time, we can do the hearing screening, PKU screening and Critical Congenital Heart Defects (CCHD) Screening, all right at home.

We are then able to continue offering newborn care up to 6 weeks after birth, meaning baby gets checked up during mom’s postpartum appt, making life a little bit easier! This also enables us to take a more holistic look at things like breastfeeding troubles that can involve both mom and her newborn.

During checkups, we try to make our newborns as comfortable as possible and never take them too far from mom...but when we do get to hold them it is oh so special for us!

04/17/2024

Come join our team to learn the art and science of midwifery here in Harrisonburg, VA!

04/12/2024

Spring babies🌼🌸

Celebrating our March babies and their families! Thank you for choosing Brookhaven. We hope you and your little ones are growing well together.

04/08/2024

Beautiful but bittersweet!

Some trees had to be removed at our new site to make room for a parking lot. All these flowers that had been planted beneath them were in beautiful bloom. We realized that we may not be able to save the trees, but at least we can save the bulbs!

Dug the flowers up and will eventually return them back home. Misty said her car ride home smelled amazing🌼

04/03/2024

New life is a celebration🥂 and we toast with herbal tinctures🌿

Families sometimes ask if they can make a toast after the baby is born, so we got these special glasses to keep in our new birth center for just that occasion. The small glasses aren't really for shots, but for mom to raise her own healing glass of herbs after birth, particularly Yunnan Baiyao, a Chinese medicine herb that we use to help deliver the placenta and minimize blood loss.

Every baby is truly a celebration for us and we welcome family and friends to mark the occasion, birthday cake and all!

03/29/2024

Welcome to all of the Brookhaven babes born in January and February! Congratulations to these families and thank you for trusting us with your care😘

03/27/2024

We encourage parents to make their own informed birth choices...but sometimes that can be confusing and daunting!

If you’re trying to understand more about the Vitamin K shot, Group B Strep test or other subjects before making your decision, this series of books by Dr. Sara Wickham can be a great resource:

Vitamin K and the Newborn - pros, cons and alternatives to the Vitamin K shot

What’s Right for Me - an explanation of birth options

Anti-D Explained - understanding the medication given to RH- women

Group B Strep Explained - pros and cons of screening and treating GBS

03/22/2024

Sneak peek!🙊

This is the bathroom and birth tub for one of the three birth suites at our new building. This place is truly a labor of love and made with detail for all of you!

Who wouldn't appreciate having a shower right there, too?

03/19/2024

New Brookhaven building is moving along toward our goal of late summer. We cannot wait to be in this place and looking out at this awesome view! Mamas will soon be walking through these doors and looking through these windows when they come to deliver their babies💞

Any current clients hoping to be the first to labor in here???

03/06/2024

The lactation cookie recipe we give to all our clients. Save this post for when you need it or to make as a gift for a new mom!

These oatmeal cookies, lovingly named “lactation cookies” because of the benefit they provide in the breastfeeding period, have been a Brookhaven staple for years now. Made with nutrient dense foods, they provide the whole grains, iron, fiber, amino acids and calories to naturally stimulate and increase milk production.

Flax seed has phytoestrogens that promote breast milk production, and includes healthy fats which you need while breastfeeding. Brewer’s yeast is a healthy nutritional supplement that contains B vitamins, iron, protein, chromium, selenium, and other minerals. Not only will it stimulate milk production, it also gives you more energy, has a positive effect on your mood, and helps get rid of the baby blues.

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
3 cup oats
2 cups flour
2 tbsp ground flax seed
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
2-4 tbsp brewer’s yeast
4 tbsp water
1 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350
Mix flax meal and water and let sit 3-4 min
Beat butter and sugars well
Add eggs and mix well
Add flaxseed mix and vanilla. Beat well
Sift together flour, brewer’s yeast, baking soda and salt
Add dry ingredients to butter mixture
Stir in oats and chips
Scoop onto baking sheet
Bake 12 minutes
Let sit for a couple minutes, then place on cooling rack
Enjoy with fresh milk or NORA tea!

02/22/2024

Book rec! This one's by Mama Natural and is great for guidance on all sorts of pregnancy topics, with a natural (but not overbearing) approach.

"The Mama Natural Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth" is pretty much what the title says, covering everything from nutrition to birth poses. She even talks about how to naturalize experiences you may be trying to avoid, like a cesarean birth.

We've heard great feedback from mamas who've read this book. You can borrow it off our shelf, but it might be worth snagging your own copy. Genevieve also has a great YouTube channel, and resources on her social media and website.

02/05/2024

Is your pregnancy care office child-friendly?

As midwives, we obviously support mamas having babies. And with that comes older siblings who sometimes need to tag along during mom's appointments! That's why we do our best to make our office child-friendly.

We keep toys in our waiting area and checkup room to help keep little hands occupied. Our staff love babies and kids, and are happy to assist however we can. Siblings are also welcome during births, so long as someone is available to watch them.

01/26/2024

Book rec! Let's start with one of the classics🤓📚

Misty has compiled an awesome library over the years as a resource to clients, so we want to start sharing some of her favs. Spiritual Midwifery, first published in 1975, has inspired many women to pursue a career in midwifery. It's a great pick for anyone interested in exploring the possibility of home birth and learning more about natural birth practices, statistics and encouraging birth stories.

If you're looking for good books on a particular subject, let us know in the comments!

01/22/2024

Help Brookhaven reach more families!

If you've been a Brookhaven client, could you take a minute to leave us a (five-star😜) Google review? As many of us have experienced, client testimonies and ratings mean A LOT when you're looking for the right doctor or midwife. Your quick review would greatly help our search results and let us reach more families in the Harrisonburg area.

Here's a link to review, or just do a quick Google search for Brookhaven Midwifery: https://g.page/r/CZaU6JhbQn5nEAI/review

thank you thank you thank you🖤

Address

1461 Brookhaven Drive
Harrisonburg, VA
22801

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15404379850

Website

http://www.brookhavenbirth.com/

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We bet your OB-GYN didn't talk about orgasmic birth😏 Midwives typically get more time with their clients (both during check-ups and the birth), giving the opportunity to talk about subjects that can be overlooked in a hospital treatment setting. This can include: - Labor postures: Hospitals tend to confine labor and birth to a hospital room and bed. A midwife will often encourage mom to move and get fresh air. She will advise on exercises or postures to prepare the body for birth and get the baby in a good position. - Nutrition: Doctors may assume you're taking a prenatal, and recommend medications for pain or nausea during pregnancy. We love to talk about getting nutrients through whole foods and using natural herbs or supplements to help ease common pregnancy discomforts. - Breastfeeding and baby's health: In most hospitals, once the baby is born, they will be cared for by a pediatrician, and breastfeeding will be overseen by a lactation consultant. Midwives know that mama's wellbeing is tied to baby's wellbeing, and will address these things together. At Brookhaven, we provide care for 6 weeks postpartum to mom and baby, including a postpartum home visit. - The fourth trimester: An OB or nurse will talk about postpartum resting and healing, but it can be hard to make that happen. That's why we love to discuss babywearing, meal prepping, getting help around the home, responding to baby's cues, and other ways to ensure a better transition for the whole family. We also talk in advance about signs of postpartum depression and do general check-ins during postpartum visits. - Orgasm: Midwives like to talk about natural ways to ease pain and support relaxation. One of them is orgasm. By releasing the hormone oxytocin, orgasm can support sleep, alleviate pain, and even help achieve a more pleasurable birth experience. Clients can check out the book "Orgasmic Birth" in our library. Obviously, OB-GYNs are needed and a midwife is not for everyone. But if thes