Beautifully Born - Sharon McDougal, RM, CPM

07/17/2025

Wise words from the.homebirth.midwife and my amazing local colleague Tiffany Miller.
I know it’s so exciting when things get moving but oh my goodness for all the things… GO TO BED! 💕

07/16/2025

This is so good! I love her content, plus bonus we share our name 🤣

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07/15/2025

So much truth! How can you be kind this week?

07/14/2025

Interesting info, God’s design I’d say!
So many things during pregnancy are labeled high risk, when maybe they shouldn’t be!
I’ve gotten to be told of two sets of twins this year! Though I can’t take twin mama’s for home birth I’m excitedly following along on the adventure via lots of text updates! 💕 💕

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It is assumed that twins grow more slowly because the uterus can’t keep up with the needs of two babies. To determine when this is happening, twin growth is evaluated according to the same growth chart as singletons. This leads to high percentages of twins being diagnosed as growth restricted and to the consequent management, including early delivery, that may follow that diagnosis.

A new study challenges this assumption. What if, theorized the researchers, slower growth is actually an evolutionary adaptation to allow the uterus to nourish two babies to maturity? To test their theory, they did serial ultrasound measurements of growth rates in twin and singleton pregnancies and found that even at 15 weeks—long before the demands of two babies would challenge uterine capacity to nourish both of them—twins already had less fat compared with singletons. This finding supports their theory and argues, according to a commentary on the study,* for developing a fetal growth chart specific to twins.

*Melamed N, Hiersch L. New Insights Into Fetal Growth in Twins-Pathology or Benign Adaptation? JAMA Pediatr 2025;179(6):594-6.

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07/13/2025

Take the picture mamas.
The one with no makeup
The one where you feel “too fat”
The one where you don’t feel pretty
The one where you are SOOO tired
The one with the big silly grin because you’re having such a blast with your babies!

I’ve grown up with my clients. I had a nursing baby and a little toddler the day I sat for my midwifery exam. Now I have two teens who are starting college this fall (WHATTT??!!).
I made a point after becoming a single mom to start taking the selfies with my kids and I am so glad I did! Boy goodness have the last 18 years flown by!!

TAKE THE PICTURE…
And while you’re at it, offer to take the picture for a mom and kids (or family) when you’re out and about. My kids and I do this regularly and encourage mom to get in the pic!! 💕

07/04/2025

Truth

05/21/2025

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05/17/2025

This is such an important discussion. Real information instead of coercion


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