Oak Tree Birth Services

Oak Tree Birth Services Providing midwifery care and homebirth support for families in and around Hastings, Kalamazoo, and Battle Creek.

07/05/2025

AJOG Expert Review in Labor: Water birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal and neonatal outcomes https://ow.ly/nr7O50R9Nzi

04/03/2025

Human reproduction is commonly portrayed as a gigantic marathon swimming event in which the fastest, fittest s***m wins the race and prize of fertilising the egg. Yet another male dominated fantasy about the creation of life. The notion that human s***m once ej******ed, begin a frantic race to reach the egg has completely overshadowed the real story of reproduction.
A 2020 study revealed that in fact there is a communication system between the EGG and s***m. The egg has the ability to repel certain s***m with a molecular mechanism causing them to swim slower and also attract certain s***m by releasing a chemoattractant helping them move faster. Cervical mucus called L- Mucus helps filter out any low quality s***m, Bye Boy!
In the study Fitzpatrick is quoted "Follicular fluid from one female was better at attracting s***m from one male, while follicular fluid from another female was better at attracting s***m from a different male…. This shows that interactions between human eggs and s***m depend on the specific identity of the women and men involved."
Once SHE makes her choice and the s***m begins to pe*****te the egg, the egg then releases a chemical response that causes all of the other s***m's heads to pop off. Yep, mass decapitation. ⠀
And to keep things in perspective, the male s***m is the smallest cell in the human body while the female egg is the largest...

02/13/2025
Hopefully you're getting those calories from something other than Snickers bars
06/05/2024

Hopefully you're getting those calories from something other than Snickers bars

It takes a lot of calories to be pregnant — and fewer of the calories are going to the fetus than previously thought, according to a new study.

05/31/2024

Copied and pasted this from another Michigan midwife. Can anyone confirm or share their hospital birth costs?

"'Homebirth is expensive!'
I had a Mennonite couple hire me today who do not have health insurance (they don't want it) who got a quote from hospital providers for prenatal care and a vaginal hospital birth: $14,000.

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05/09/2024

I experienced a "first" this morning. Helped a mama birth her baby in the back seat of the car on the way to the hospital. Baby and mama were fine, so we went back home.

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Birth is a miracle. Every single time. Once in a while we get the honor of being with a family for a second time. ❤️❤️
05/06/2024

Birth is a miracle. Every single time. Once in a while we get the honor of being with a family for a second time. ❤️❤️

04/15/2024

I did 3 home visits this morning and had to slow down on the road for a deer, a chicken, a turkey, and a cat. LOVE that country driving though!

Address

Bachman Road
Hastings, MI
49058

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm

Telephone

+12699536882

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