Roots and Wings Midwifery

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Complete maternity care provided by licensed professional midwives and integrative, holistic care with a nurse practitioner and pelvic floor physical therapist.

Is it your first baby or your first homebirth and you're wondering what to expect?This is for you!I'm going to tell you ...
05/21/2026

Is it your first baby or your first homebirth and you're wondering what to expect?

This is for you!

I'm going to tell you about what labor is like when you're giving birth at home or at our birth cottage.

Today is all about early labor. Drop your questions below!

05/18/2026

ACTIVE MANAGEMENT

After your baby is born and until the placenta comes out is called the Third Stage of Labor.

One of the birth options we talk to our clients about is how they want this time managed--either active management or expectant management.

Studies have shown that active management during this time decreases the risk of postpartum hemorrhage and postpartum anemia, particularly for those at risk. On the downside, active management can increase the pain and discomfort of afterbirth contractions.

Last year, 12% of our clients chose active management, 78% chose expectant management and we love that each one of them got to chose what was best for their family.

We're not here to tell you what to do, but to help you know your options and to support you in making informed choices.

Sometimes birth goes exactly like we imagined it. Sometimes birth looks totally different than it has for us in any prev...
05/14/2026

Sometimes birth goes exactly like we imagined it.

Sometimes birth looks totally different than it has for us in any previous births.

This little one wanted to be completely different from their siblings! It sure threw mama for a loop, but she was so incredible and worked through all the challenges this birth had up its sleeves. šŸ’Ŗ

Big congratulations to all of you! You did it!! šŸ’œšŸ’œ

In 2025, a RCT on Waterbirth was published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Here's what it found:šŸ’¦ ...
05/14/2026

In 2025, a RCT on Waterbirth was published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Here's what it found:

šŸ’¦ Waterbirth was associated with:
- Lower use of pain medication (IV and epidural)
- Shorter average 1st stage of labor (by 2 hours)
- No significant differences in maternal or neonatal outcomes
- Higher maternal birth satisfaction

Did you labor or deliver in the water? What did you think about it? šŸ¤”

I think I'm the odd one out--I had my third in the water because everyone talked about how amazing it was and I just thought it was awkward! I didn't feel like I could push effectively.

I had a "land birth" with my 4th and have zero regrets! šŸ˜‚

05/11/2026

Can I drink coffee while I'm pregnant? ā˜•

The recommendation is to consume less than 200 mg of caffeine while you're pregnant.

How much is 200 mg of caffeine??
1.5 to 2 cups (8 oz each) of brewed coffee
12 ounces of cold brew
2 to 3 ounces of espresso (double or triple shot)
3 to 4 mugs of black tea

And as always, listen to your body!

If you don't feel good after drinking caffeine while you're pregnant, then don't drink it!

To the moms in every season:the ones holding babies,the ones holding it all together,and the ones dreaming of becoming. ...
05/10/2026

To the moms in every season:
the ones holding babies,
the ones holding it all together,
and the ones dreaming of becoming.

You are seen, loved, and doing better than you may think.

Happy Motherā€™s Day from Roots & Wings. šŸŒŗ

Things are happening at Roots & Wings! With the growth in our team and some health changes in me, Iā€™ve had to take on a ...
05/06/2026

Things are happening at Roots & Wings!

With the growth in our team and some health changes in me, Iā€™ve had to take on a bigger admin role. And it turns out lifeā€™s next big transition for women is not too different from postpartumā€”itā€™s a time when your body needs rest and a little extra TLC.

Just like I tell all of you, weā€™ve got to listen to what our bodies are saying.

So, to honor my body and all of the wonderful moments itā€™s let me be part of, Iā€™m stepping back from midwifery and attending births.

Roots & Wings isnā€™t going anywhere! Our team is still here and the heart of what weā€™ve builtā€”relationship-based, thoughtful, individualized supportā€”remains the same.

Iā€™ll still be involved behind the scenes, supporting the practice and continuing to pour into the vision I have for this community.

And developing something new! Stay tuned to hear more about that fun adventure!!

To every family who has trusted me over the years and invited me into those beautiful and vulnerable moments of birth and postpartumā€”thank you. Truly. Youā€™ve changed me and shown me how to listen to my body, even when itā€™s not an easy choice to make.

And to those who are walking this path now or considering it, youā€™re in such great hands with this team. šŸ’œ

Iā€™m still here! Just in a new way. šŸ˜Š

-Rebekah

Letā€™s talk VBACs! A VBAC stands for vaginal birth after cesarean and itā€™s something that should be discussed with everyo...
05/06/2026

Letā€™s talk VBACs!

A VBAC stands for vaginal birth after cesarean and itā€™s something that should be discussed with everyone who gives birth by c-section.

Doctors used to say ā€œonce a cesarean, always a cesareanā€ but research has shown thatā€™s not always the best option.

Itā€™s probably not a surprise that we
1. Love helping our clients know and understand their options and the risk/benefits of their birth options
2. Supporting VBAC deliveries

Weā€™ve recently helped 2 families have VBAC births and I think weā€™ve celebrated as much as they have!! šŸ’œ

I can't believe I didn't post this with the other birth statistics!Y'all know I'm a firm believer in the power of storms...
05/04/2026

I can't believe I didn't post this with the other birth statistics!

Y'all know I'm a firm believer in the power of storms and boy, oh boy, did they come through for our clients in 2025!

Check out these numbers!!! šŸŒ©ļø

Some "natural birth" advice is just as fear-based as the system it is trying to avoid.I say this as a midwife who believ...
04/29/2026

Some "natural birth" advice is just as fear-based as the system it is trying to avoid.

I say this as a midwife who believes deeply in physiological birth. But I also see women feeling afraid to ā€œdo it wrong.ā€

And it makes them less likely to accept help because someone told them that needing support means they failed.

Thatā€™s not empowerment.
Thatā€™s pressureā€”just in a different form.

Whose birth is it anyway?

Who is going to remember this birth for the rest of their life?

Who is the only one who can determine what is needed physically, emotionally, spiritually during this major life transformation?

You.

And you deserve care that helps you feel informed and groundedā€”not afraid.

Pregnancy shouldn't be a time when it feels like you're figuring it out alone.Unfortunately, many times it does.If you a...
04/28/2026

Pregnancy shouldn't be a time when it feels like you're figuring it out alone.

Unfortunately, many times it does.

If you ask me, that's what needs to change!

Instead of feeling like you're the only one who is asking these questions,

You need a support system where you can share your thoughts, talk things through, and figure out what you need.

This is a time when we need to be surrounded by community, connection, and conversation! šŸ’œ

Drop me a comment if that's the kind of vibes you're looking for!

Address

3715 Sutherland Avenue
Knoxville, TN
37919

Website

https://my.linkpod.site/rootswings

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