Indigo Midwifery

Indigo Midwifery A licensed & certified professional Midwife on a mission to restore birth back to its essence.

Remember that B I G announcement that was coming?!🎉It is finally time to announce that Indigo Midwifery will be closing ...
05/14/2025

Remember that B I G announcement that was coming?!🎉
It is finally time to announce that Indigo Midwifery will be closing its doors and moving onto even bigger opportunities! 🙌🏼 It is so bittersweet to be moving from my homebirth practice that I built with literal blood, sweat, and tears from the ground up. Learning how to create and run a business in a new place with nearly no support. Getting my name out there any way I could. Collaborating with hospital providers, joining the state committees, volunteering for the Utah Midwives Organization, starting with a little office in my rental home, driving all over for home visits, and creating/hosting my own midwifery assistant course so I could have my own assistants for births. It was HARD.
Through that massive transformation, I had so much love & support from so many incredible families who trusted me with their care, and it has been such a privilege to be working IN the community. With my eyes wide open, seeing the diverse needs & gaps within it. My heart is in homebirth, and the choices it has given back to women.
BUT I won't be going far! When I originally told my husband we needed to move back to CV, it was because I knew we needed a birth center here & that became a goal of mine. But with the amount of work, time, and funding it takes to create something of my dreams, I couldn't pull it off alone. So I just set aside. That's when Stacy Hepner and I met & we shared about our mutual dream of a birth center in CV! Finally, someone who could make the dream come true. 😍 I feel so privileged to be not only working for Cache Valley's first accredited birth center but also alongside one of my favorite humans & providers here. You can find me & student Amber at the birth center beginning this summer. I will be finishing out all of my homebirth clients for the year, and then I will be full-time at the center as a staff midwife attending births in a way that is more sustainable for my life & allows me to be more present with my family.
You will also find me completing a functional medicine program this year & beginning my somatic facilitation in the community. Stay Tuned!🤟🏼

It's International Midwives Day!!! 🩺Not to toot our own horns but.... TOOT! TOOT!::"A recent analysis suggests that a we...
05/06/2025

It's International Midwives Day!!! 🩺
Not to toot our own horns but.... TOOT! TOOT!
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"A recent analysis suggests that a well-integrated midwife workforce could avert a significant number of maternal and neonatal deaths and stillbirths."
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"The WHO recommends midwives as an evidence-based approach to reducing maternal mortality."
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If you would have told me 20 years ago that I would be a home birth midwife, I would have been awestruck, maybe a little surprised, and definitely excited.
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But I wouldn't have understood yet what it meant to kneel at the feet of women, stand on the backs of giants, and between the threshold of life & death.
I wouldn't have known what sacred, assiduous, and rebellious work holding the space for mothers to birth new souls into the world on their terms.
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But I would have felt it in my bones as the truth.
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I have walked alongside and have been held by some of the best midwives out there. I have been welcomed by and befriended by many of the best clients, and my life is full because of it. 🌀🩵🤍

Join me in celebrating our student midwife Amber ( ) on her one year anniversary of being a student midwife! 🍾🥳::Amber h...
04/30/2025

Join me in celebrating our student midwife Amber ( ) on her one year anniversary of being a student midwife! 🍾🥳
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Amber has been an integral part of the Indigo Midwifery team & My right hand woman!
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She is:
▪︎ Dedicated
▪︎ passionate
▪︎ Smart
▪︎ Flexible
▪︎ creative
▪︎ mindful
▪︎ Brave
▪︎ loving
▪︎ resilient
▪︎ helpful
She has all the qualities of a midwife, and I'm so proud of how far she has come. Before she knows it, she will finish her apprenticeship & be ready to sit for the NARM test. 😅 And she will be a wonderful provider!
Thanks for all you do for me and for our clients Amber💗
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Show this woman some love👇🏼

What you see here is the moment where the whole world stops. Heaven & earth collide. And new parents are born. ✨️🎇Mom ho...
04/07/2025

What you see here is the moment where the whole world stops. Heaven & earth collide. And new parents are born. ✨️🎇
Mom holds baby & dad holds them both. In a room filled with love & admiration.
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📷 Cred:
*shared with permission*


Have you ever walked into a room & you could feel the energy of it, sometimes before you even know what's happening?::Th...
03/19/2025

Have you ever walked into a room & you could feel the energy of it, sometimes before you even know what's happening?
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That's called exteroception.
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Did you notice sensations arising in your body that signaled to your nervous system how to respond?
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That's called interoception.
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During labor & birth, women can feel vulnerable. It's the liminal space she is "swimming" in. This can amplify all of her senses (exteroception).
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Visual
Tactile
Sounds
Smells
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And yes, even intuition can be influenced by exteroceptive awareness.
"Exteroception is crucial for an organism's ability to adapt & respond to its environment and external stimuli."
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Envision your birth.... does the environment & provider match what you desire for your experience? Whether a scheduled cesarean or a homebirth. . . .
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Because your environment matters to your body & the body responds accordingly. 🌀

Tis' the season for all the illnesses! Please take the time you need to heal/rest, while helping to keep others safe & h...
01/14/2025

Tis' the season for all the illnesses! Please take the time you need to heal/rest, while helping to keep others safe & healthy 🙏🏻
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I have no problem with you needing to reschedule for illnesses!
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Love, your midwifery team💗

Another Indigo Midwifery family recently welcomed a new baby & is in need of support though nourishing meals. We all kno...
01/09/2025

Another Indigo Midwifery family recently welcomed a new baby & is in need of support though nourishing meals. We all know how impactful a warm, comforting meal can be to a postpartum family. 🌀💚

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Postpartum meals are an integral part of supporting a new mother & the family unit. It allows for the mother to focus her time/attention on healing, resting, nursing her baby, and bonding. By supporting a new mother with nourishing meals, you're supporting the baby as well. This the most effective &...

This is Amber ()!!If you see her in clinic, be sure to give her a high five for all the work & dedication she has been p...
12/09/2024

This is Amber ()!!
If you see her in clinic, be sure to give her a high five for all the work & dedication she has been putting into learning & practicing hands-on skills as a student midwife!!
She is in her 'Phase 2' aka 'Assistant under supervision.' Which means she is stepping more into the role of a Midwife.
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As cliché as it sounds, midwifery is truly a calling. One of grit, determination, dedication, heart, and soul. Most people aren't itching to be on call all the time, wake up at 2 a.m., navigate emergencies in lower resourced settings, spend long hours away from their family, or step into a role that is inherently looked down upon by the patriarchal medical industrial complex.
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But this girl has it all! A true midwife at heart. She has you & your baby's best interest at heart at all times. She has a keen eye, critical thinking skills, a soft touch, and a LOVE for caring for our clients.
She is not only a midwife in training, but she also provides our postpartum doula services, signs up for meal trains, does some of the admin work, & is* my life doula. * ✨️
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Our clients *always* have the option to opt out of hands-on student care, but I ask that everyone consider the CPM credential is a "dying" art and we have a massive shortage of (all types) of midwives. By allowing out students to provide some of your care, you're helping to be the catalyst of change for our future generations!

Let me know if you're able to help 💚
09/13/2024

Let me know if you're able to help 💚

It's *imperative* to choose a provider who aligns with your beliefs, desires, and plans. First, knowing  what YOU want f...
09/10/2024

It's *imperative* to choose a provider who aligns with your beliefs, desires, and plans.
First, knowing what YOU want for your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care, then comparing that to the providers you interview helps you determine who will be the best fit for you.
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Keep in mind that just because a provider may practice more cautiously or utilize resources such as labs, ultrasound, or cervical exams, or other forms of monitoring, doesn't mean a provider is more medically minded. For my practice, it means that we can be preventative, help make decisions about the course of your care, and from time to time catch an issue before it becomes a bigger problem.
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My practice style is holistic in nature - mind, body, and soul. I'm not just interested in the physiology of your body, I am interested in YOU as a whole being. I would never suggest or utilize a tool/resource unless I truly thought there was clinical significance & benefit to it. Even then, you are the decision maker.
Although I may have certain boundaries in place regarding my comfort zone, it's a conversation we have in person to come to a mutual agreement. We take the time, we discuss all benefits/risks, investigate further, we may attempt natural treatment options, & then we decide on a course of care as a team. I believe that pregnancy & birth are normal physiological events that deserve respect, and sometimes, things come up that we have to navigate (not control).
> Safety is the floor & not the ceiling. So, I do what I can on my part to help protect your peace & the experience -that is a top priority of mine. I deeply care for ALL of my clients. 🫶🏼

What you are seeing here is our student   placing an IV in a mother in labor for concerns of exhaustion & dehydration. S...
09/05/2024

What you are seeing here is our student placing an IV in a mother in labor for concerns of exhaustion & dehydration. She had labored very hard & for a long time (albeit normal for first-time moms).
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IV fluids replenish fluids lost through vomiting, sweating, or insufficient intake. By rebalancing the electrolytes in the body, it supports muscle & nerve function. Meaning it helps irregular contraction patterns.
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However, we never want to use IV fluids to replace DRINKING fluids to stay hydrated. It's important to us that you are also taking fluid and food orally. IV fluids are only used when clinically indicated
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Here is what found when studying the effects of IV fluids in labor: "The people who took in more fluids had shorter labors by about 30 minutes when the studies were combined. This suggests that mild dehydration could contribute to slightly longer labors. That people receiving IV fluids in the second trial also chose to take in oral fluids in the same amounts as the oral fluids only group suggests that people without IV fluids may need support and encouragement to drink enough to stay hydrated during labor. It might not be enough to rely on feelings of thirst when the laboring person is distracted by the work of labor. . .
People drinking freely without IV fluids or those who receive IV fluids at a low rate may need encouragement to drink enough oral fluids to stay hydrated. We simulated an hour of labor with contractions occurring every 5 minutes (from the start of one to the start of the next) and tried taking 1 gulp (or 2 sips) of liquids after each contraction. During this frequency of contractions, we were able to maintain a fluid intake of about 1 cup (240 mL) per hour– but only if you are not vomiting."
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Some of our favorite drinks to stay hydrated:
•Coconut water with a pinch of salt
•Homemade "laboraide"
•Plain water + your favorite electrolytes
•Herbal teas
•Electrolytes like Quinton or Biocean
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What questions do you have? Drop them below!

It's back to school time! ✏️ Which means we are tightening the schedule back up. I will take my first appointment starti...
08/20/2024

It's back to school time! ✏️

Which means we are tightening the schedule back up.
I will take my first appointment starting at 9:30 & the last appointment at 2. This allows me to pick up my kids from school & be with them after school.

Although appointments have been changed to 45 minutes, quality & connection will not!

All FINAL postpartum visits (except for extenuating circumstances and/or based on the package you purchased) will be at the office.

If the schedule changes are a concern for you & your family, please reach out to me directly!

Thank you to all my clients who are supportive & understanding of protecting my family time. 🤟🏼


Address

Logan, UT

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+14355570648

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