Hands of Grace Birth Services

01/19/2026

01/14/2026

The more you know…

01/08/2026

This!!! In local mommy groups all the time, “help I’m pregnant! What OB do you all love?”
And then a list of doctors begins…but depending on what you want, some of them will simply not work. When you ask your friend who had a “typical” American birth who she loves but don’t mention you would really like a water birth and want to be supported to go natural, then her recommendation will leave you wondering what planet she was on?
And as a bonus “pro tip”: when you talk to doctor friendly who always says “oh yeah, whatever you want” or “we will take that as it comes” but has no details about that? That is generally code for “quit bothering me about this…I’m in charge and I’ll manage your birth and you’ll do what I say”

You should have support for the birth that YOU want. If you want an epidural as soon as possible and to feel nothing? There are doctors for that and you should have that. If you have dreamed all your life of a quiet and low intervention birth with low light, there are also doctors for that but you have to do due diligence BEFORE labor 🩷

01/05/2026

Highly experienced doula!

Saving space for a couple of trainings early in the year, but my summer availability is wide open!

If you’re a repeat client, ignore this and text me, lol.

01/04/2026

Not far off from true!!

12/30/2025

Another option for diagnostic ultrasounds!!

We are so excited to announce that we will now be offering diagnostic exams at The Viewing Womb! 🥳

What does this mean??? Diagnostic ultrasounds are medical ultrasounds that require a doctor's orders. These exams will be sent to and read by a radiologist, and results will be given to your doctor.

You can find out more about these appointments on our website! Still not sure if it's the right appointment for you? Give us a call! 📞

We are so excited about this next step and can't wait to help you out! 🤰

12/30/2025

The image on the left shows a cervix that has not yet effaced. Many first‑time moms begin labor with a cervix that is still thick. like the one pictured.

During a first labor, the cervix usually needs to thin out (efface) before it can fully dilate. Some dilation happens early on, but most of the progress comes after the cervix has finished effacing.

This early phase is one of the main reasons first labors often take longer—there’s a lot of groundwork happening. Effacement can take several hours, and the sensations are usually milder compared to active labor, when dilation becomes the body’s primary focus.

A LOT happens at a first labor and if left to your bodies own devices, this whole process from labor starting to baby out can sometimes take a day or two. Patience and understanding of the process is key for a great labor and birth!

12/25/2025

12/21/2025

This is a good way to gauge how supportive of natural birth your OB actually is

Ask your OB what they think of midwives.

12/18/2025

These exercises and all the preparation is GREAT but I share this with the understanding that sometimes moms do ALLLLLL the things and still have tears, surgical births, malpositioned babies…so don’t beat yourself up for things outside your control.