Three Peaks Midwifery

01/29/2026

Great information!

Can certain nutrients reduce the risk of preeclampsia? 5 ways nutrition supports blood pressure in pregnancy are covered in this article.

01/27/2026

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01/15/2026

Yes!!

12/31/2025

Free classes for birthing people and their partners/support people throughout Southwest Michigan

11/06/2025

When babies are first born they don’t understand that they’re their own person
To them mama isn’t just someone who feeds them rocks them and keeps them safe
Mama is them

Your heartbeat feels like home
Your voice is the sound of safety
Your touch is comfort itself

That’s why they cry when you leave the room
That’s why they calm the second they’re in your arms
They truly believe you and them are one and the same

And maybe that’s how it’s meant to be for a while
Two souls still connected
Learning to exist side by side in a world that’s brand new to both of you

10/25/2025

This is what milk ejection reflex (also known as “let down”) actually looks like in the mammary glands!

I have felt and described let down as a zap or jolt of electricity going through my breast. Turns out that it looks exactly how it looks ⚡️ Others have described it as pins and needles feeling, similar to your foot has falling asleep.

Multiscale imaging of basal cell dynamics in the functionally mature mammary gland
October 8, 2020
117 (43) 26822-26832
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2016905117
Abstract
The mammary epithelium is indispensable for the continued survival of more than 5,000 mammalian species. For some, the volume of milk ejected in a single day exceeds their entire blood volume. Here, we unveil the spatiotemporal properties of physiological signals that orchestrate the ejection of milk from alveolar units and its passage along the mammary ductal network. Using quantitative, multidimensional imaging of mammary cell ensembles from GCaMP6 transgenic mice, we reveal how stimulus evoked Ca2+ oscillations couple to contractions in basal epithelial cells. Moreover, we show that Ca2+-dependent contractions generate the requisite force to physically deform the innermost layer of luminal cells, compelling them to discharge the fluid that they produced and housed. Through the collective action of thousands of these biological positive-displacement pumps, each linked to a contractile ductal network, milk begins its passage toward the dependent neonate, seconds after the command.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2016905117

08/05/2025

Yes! 🙌🏽

Midwives are making a big comeback, and solving a crisis in maternal health care.

08/02/2025

New Service Alert!

07/09/2025

"Midwifery models of care are models of care in which the main care providers for women and newborns, starting from pre-pregnancy and continuing all the way through the postnatal period, are educated, licensed, regulated midwives who autonomously provide and coordinate respectful, high- quality care across their full scope of practice, using an approach that is aligned with the midwifery philosophy of care, which:

i. promotes a person-centred approach to care;
ii. values the woman–midwife relationship and partnership;
iii. optimizes physiological, biological, psychological, social and cultural processes; and iv. uses interventions only when indicated.
In midwifery models of care, midwives provide integrated care, addressing the needs of each individual woman and newborn, within functional and enabling health systems, equipped with necessary resources and streamlined consultation and referral processes. They collaborate within networks of care as part of interdisciplinary teams characterized by equality, trust and respect. This approach guarantees that every woman and newborn receives personalized care, tailored to their health needs.

Midwifery models of care are adaptable to all levels of care and contexts, including home-, community- and hospital-based settings; the public and private sectors and public–private partnerships; resource-constrained environments; and humanitarian and crisis settings. This ensures wide accessibility, equity and relevance across different cultural contexts for women, newborns, partners, families and communities."

Read More: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240098268