Mountain Sea Midwifery and Wellness LLC

10/24/2025

Upcoming class for Soldotna/Kenai friends!

Another option for birth classes locally!

09/09/2025

How we frame things matter.

09/03/2025

Soldotna friends! New coffee play space in Soldotna.

Coffee Anyone? 😍

NEXT WEEK YOU GUYS!!! 🎉
Who’s ready!?

Doors will be open September 2nd!

We have been pouring our hearts and souls into this business and we cannot wait to welcome you all in.

Thanks for being here 🩷

08/21/2025

Thank you for the legacy you’ve left behind! One of the few OB’s out there passionate about teaching the impacts of disruptions during physiological birth. May you rest in love.

We are so sorry to hear this news from Michel Odent's family.

"It is with great sorrow that the family of Dr Michel Odent announce his death at the age of 95. Dr Odent was born July 7, 1930, in Bresles, France. He died peacefully in London, England, on August 19, 2025 following a brief illness.

Dr Odent trained as a general surgeon in Paris, and advocated for the demedicalisation of birth whilst in charge of Pithiviers Hospital. In later life, he founded the Primal Health Research Centre in London, and published extensively on topics related to childbirth and early breastfeeding.

He is survived by many loved ones, including his partner Liliana, and children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. His family wishes to express their thanks to the doctors, nurses, and staff of St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to La Leche League. Dr Odent will be cremated in a private family service with a public memorial to follow in several weeks."

08/14/2025

Look at this stunning bouquet that was gifted by a client today! Most of it came from her garden 💖

07/31/2025

This study is to examine the effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 taken orally before bedtime on Group B Streptococc…

06/19/2025

Happy Birthday X3 this week! Edit : x4 😆

06/03/2025

06/02/2025

“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/

05/02/2025

I embrace the present moment and trust that it is exactly where I need to be.

04/23/2025

Hey Homer! This is happening tomorrow.

04/19/2025

This “new” recommendation sounds familiar 🤔. It’s so similar to the Midwifery Model of Care 😅.

ACOG is recommending a more tailored approach to prenatal care delivery. New guidance encourages giving pregnant patients the flexibility to design a care plan with their ob-gyn or other maternity care professional using shared decision-making to address their medical needs, preferences, and the social and structural determinants of health that often affect patient outcomes. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4jnIu5u