Anthus Midwifery Services

11/24/2025

All the sweet babies from yesterday’s Birth Stories Brunch. 7 girls and 3 boys! 💖
And if this pic gives you baby fever, we’re here for you if you need us in 2026! 🥰

11/16/2025

Birth Stories + Brunch! What could be better?? 🍳🥞☕️🧇🍌

10/07/2025

One of life’s great mysteries —- Why do some insurance companies refuse to cover midwifery care even though it’s less expensive?

The world may never know…(but we have our theories). 🙂

Was this a factor in deciding where you would give birth?

10/07/2025

🧐 Was this true for you?

Lots of “later gestators” and their midwives express frustration over the 42 week deadline. It can feel defeating to be told you need to end a perfectly lovely, healthy, low-risk pregnancy with an official eviction notice, courtesy of medical policies and laws. Bleh.

Would you be on board with updating due dates to reflect the 40 week 5 day theory? 📅

09/18/2025

Wouldn’t it be a dream to have *everything* you want out of labor and birth? 🙌🏼🤰🏼

While there are some things we can’t control…(like, why can’t labor always begin after Mom got a full night’s sleep? 🫠), thankfully, you CAN set yourself up for a dream labor!

So…Which options would you choose?

09/15/2025

We are so proud to announce that our dear friend and partner midwife, Agatha Martens, is stepping out to begin her new midwifery practice! 🦋

It has long been on her heart to serve the women of Seminole, Tx, and she already has some big, incredible plans in the works. Get ready, Seminole! Your community will be so blessed by the things that are coming your way.

Of course, we will miss getting to have Aggie with us in our practice. But we are excited to see even MORE women get to experience the midwifery model of care in West Texas.

Go follow her adventures! 🌼

08/12/2025

What an incredible video! I couldn’t look away! If there was a “midwife hall of fame,” this guy would deserve a place in it. 🤩

He recognized the problem, sought out guidance, knew when to intervene, was conscious of birth positions/preventing uterine prolapse, stimulated that little calf, and stayed connected with mama and baby by talking and singing to them.

*spoiler alert* When Dani finally started moving again, I was so relieved I couldn’t stop my “allergies” from kicking in! 🥹

06/27/2025

We are so excited to Introduce the newest addition to the Anthus Midwives team ✨ Doula, Pedelia Garyeazon
⭐️ Come and meet her tonight at *BIRTH STORIES!*

🌍 Pedelia was born in Liberia, West Africa in June, 1988.

👶🏽 She worked at Addy’s Hope Orphanage from 2008-2010, teaching & loving the 60+ children living there.

🎉 Pedelia met Shanna in 2009 when Shanna visited Liberia on a mission trip to Addy’s Hope.

🏡 She moved to Midland in 2011 where she lived with Shanna’s family, and was introduced to the world of midwifery. Over the next five years, Pedelia attended countless births with Shanna, serving as birth assistant and unofficial doula.

🎓 She attended Midland College and received her CNA in 2017. Then she moved to Alabama in 2017 to attend The Ramp School of Ministry, receiving a degree from their “School of the Arts” in 2024.

🤰🏽Pedelia moved to Midland in 2025 and began Birth Boot Camp to become a doula!

“I’m excited for this amazing adventure to come along side the Anthus Midwives and serve families in our community as a doula! To experience the beautiful call that we all have to serve the LORD and to serve each other in the simplest ways is an honor. I look forward to meeting you!”
-Pedelia 💕

06/26/2025

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If a provider starts doubtful discussion about your hips or pelvis during prenatal appointments, that’s a good sign to RUN. No seriously, time to hire someone new. There is no evidence to support making any predictions or interventions based on the perceived “size” of a woman’s hips, frame, or pelvis.

None.
Zip.
Zilch.

All comments like that tell us is how very ignorant that “expert” is in basic female physiology and the physiological birth process.

Unless a woman is *severely* malnourished (we’re talking rickets), has sustained a complex pelvic injury, or has a significant deformity, her pelvis or hips should not enter the discussion of her “ability” to birth. That is, of course, unless the discussion is the provider exclaiming over just how ✨magnificent✨ it is that her pelvis moves and shifts at the end of pregnancy and all throughout labor to accommodate the birth of her perfectly sized baby through her perfectly sized body.

I recently heard a woman recounting that during birth the OB on call was predicting her “bony” pelvis wouldn’t be able to birth her baby.

First: I should hope her pelvis is bony. It’s LITERALLY MADE OF BONES.💀🦴

Second: The pelvis moves, opens, and changes shape during pregnancy and birth. Its size can even be intentionally influenced by the mother, opening an additional 30% depending on her position! (Note: Flat on your back is NOT one of those positions.)

Third: She went on to birth her baby through that bony pelvis just a few hours later.

If there are signs during labor or birth that there are positional issues or baby needs some adjustment or a nudge, there are lots of techniques to implement to help that baby through. Good doctors, midwives, and doulas know when to wait and when to suggest a position or two to help things along. But the vast majority of women will instinctively get into the best position in the moment when labor is not messed with and when her body has the physiological freedom to do so.

God didn’t forget about your hips, sister. He designed every detail of your body and of birth, your beautiful bony pelvis included.

🤍

06/16/2025

🔔Update: Due to family health reasons, he is having to postpone his trip to Midland. If you are already on our list for this next week, you’ll be contacted about rescheduling.

Rabbi Mike is coming next week!

If you’re wanting to have your baby circumcised, there’s simply no better choice than Rabbi Michael Rovinsky. With 18,000+ circumcisions performed, he’s by far the most experienced provider you could ever ask for. Plus he’s kind of a hoot! 🙃

To book your appointment, email us at anthusmidwives@gmail.com.

www.easycircumcision.com

06/07/2025

Happy National Home Birth Day! 💕

05/28/2025

✨ There’s something truly beautiful about seeing midwives and doctors working together—side by side—for the well-being of their patients. When collaboration, trust, and respect are at the heart of care, everyone benefits. 💛

We know that birth is a normal life event. But the fact is, we live in a fallen and imperfect world; every now and then, a birth complication arises, and we need to get our mama-baby duo to a place that is better equipped to handle that particular complication.

Today our midwifery team had the privilege of working with Dr. Oke at Yoakum County Hospital in Denver City. Dr. Oke and the nurses were a joy! They welcomed our laboring family and midwives with respect, compassion, and the BEST care!

Midwives bring holistic, patient-centered care. Doctors bring critical expertise and support when complications arise. But when they come together as a team? That’s when the magic happens. ✨

To all the midwives and doctors out there working hand-in-hand: thank you. You are making birth safer, care more compassionate, and outcomes better. Keep lifting each other up. You’re changing lives. 🫶👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️👶