Genesis Midwifery Services

11/25/2025

That’s right! Did you know we have an entire birth boutique 🤰🏻 in-house at the Genesis Resort for Birth? (Roanoke VA)

We’re running our Black Friday sale of 15% off on ALL items!

Here are just some examples of the items we carry:

🌱Wishgarden herbal supplements/tinctures for prenatal, birth and postpartum
🌱Earth mama products for pregnancy and postpartum
🌱Deluxe labor gowns
🌱Herbal teas for pregnancy and postpartum
🌱Newborn items
🌱Balms, salves and sitz baths
🌱Breastfeeding support items (nursing bras, belly bands and silverette cups!)

& more! 🤗

🖤Location: Genesis Resort for Birth 310 Washington Ave SW in Roanoke, VA
🖤Hours: we’re open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 830am until 430pm!

Come on by for some pregnancy, newborn, postpartum and breastfeeding essentials!

Ps. Keep an eye out for some really BIG Black Friday sales happening at the birth resort!

11/24/2025

If you are planning a natural birth, but you are starting to voice that plan and now you’re getting some pushback (even if it’s well intentioned) which is starting to spark some fear and doubt in you..

This caption is for you.

Birth is 90% mental.

I’m going to share with you a foundational birth principle called the “fear-pain-loop” cycle.

The way you prepare for your birth and educate yourself will make ALL the difference in your birth!

When you’re in labor, there’s multiple hormones that are released perfectly in sync with each other to help the flow of labor. In natural labor, your body releases oxytocin which also releases endorphins (natural pain relievers!) and helps you to feel relaxed, calm etc.

FEAR is a major disrupter in labor. If you start to feel fear/stress, it inhibits oxytocin and then inhibits endorphins, which then makes you feel the pain stronger, which then brings more fear into your labor, and on the cycle goes.

You have to address fear of birth at the root before labor even comes on. The main ways you do this:

1. Learn about physiological birth and how your body was made for this. Ina May Gaskin’s book “Guide to childbirth” is a fantastic start. You will never look at birth the same and you’ll learn dozens of new things that most women are never taught about birth! This will tremendously help grow your confidence to pursue a natural birth, and decrease that fear factor.

2. Listen to positive birth stories. and have some amazing birth stories and footage often; the podcast is also fantastic. Most people have subconscious fears and predisposed associations that birth = pain, mainly from movies/negative birth stories they’ve been told. Listening to more positive natural birth stories will help change perspective.

3. Learn how to prep your body/uterus for natural birth. Squats, walking, stretching, staying active, eating dates in third trimester, getting baby in a good position in the pelvis..all of these things matter!

👇🏼to sign up for our natural birth PREP CLASS coming up in Roanoke, comment “CLASS”👇🏼

11/22/2025

Find a birth team that is patient, encouraging, and believes in your ability to give birth. Sounds easy but with maternity care becoming so medicalized now in the hospital, it’s not easy to get a birth like this in the modern healthcare system. We would love to support you in having the natural birth you’ve always dreamed and wished for!

11/18/2025

✨Newborn bootcamp✨🤱🏼🤰🏽 coming up soon at the Genesis Resort for Birth!

Bringing your baby home is exciting—but it can also feel overwhelming. Our Newborn Bootcamp Class is designed for first-time (and growing) parents who want practical skills, evidence-based guidance, and confidence in caring for their little one during the early weeks of life.

💛In this class, you’ll learn:
How to soothe, swaddle, and safely hold your newborn
Newborn sleep patterns and tips for getting more rest as a family!
Diapering, bathing, and cord care made simple
Understanding feeding cues—whether breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, or both.
What’s normal (and what’s not) in the first days and weeks.
How to nurture your baby while also caring for yourself.

This hands-on, interactive class prepares you with the tools, knowledge, and reassurance every parent deserves—so you can head into parenthood with less stress and more confidence.

💛Where: The Genesis Resort for Birth (310 Washington Ave SW in Roanoke Va)
💛When: Wednesday November 19, 6:30-8:30pm
💛Cost: $75 per couple

Comment ‘NEWBORN’ for the link to register! Limited spots available.

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11/14/2025

Absolutely incredible. If you’re pregnant and you have some days where you’re so exhausted and you feel like you “got nothing done” that day, please remember this video!

You’re amazing.

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11/10/2025

🤰🏻BABY’S POSITION IN RELATION TO BETTER, LESS PAINFUL LABORS 👇🏼

Did you know the position your baby is in when you are in labor makes a BIG difference in your labor and birth experience, and can affect the level of pain in contractions?

This video is excellent in showing why back labor happens (if you’ve had it, you know 🥴🫠😖) and how to help prevent it!

The “AP” (anterior) baby position is considered best because the baby’s back faces the front of the mother’s abdomen, which leads to a smaller diameter as it passes through the pelvis, a better molding of the head, and a more effective “wiggling” motion to help it descend.

In contrast, a “posterior” (OP) or “sunny side up” position, where the baby faces the mother’s abdomen, can lead to a longer, more painful labor because the head is angled larger and the baby’s spine is not curled, making it harder to move through the pelvis. This is a big factor in back labor which can be so much more painful and cause much longer labor and pushing phase.

How to encourage baby in the best position

•when lounging on a couch or a chair, always try to sit straight up and forward, not leaning back as much as possible.
• in your third trimester, you can start doing forward inversions for 30 seconds at a time (just YouTube forward inversion stretch third trimester)
• lots of walking and stretching and some deep squats if you can to help lengthen those uterine muscles and keep your pelvic area nice and strong

Tell us below - did you have a sunny side up baby or an AP baby? What was your experience?

11/04/2025

One of the biggest things we could tell you about early labor to help your entire labor experience go a bit better…

It’s not bouncing on a birth ball.
It’s not doing curb walking,
It’s not doing the baby mama dance
It’s not counting contractions and timing them and keeping a log

Ignore your contractions until you can’t ignore them anymore. 🤌🏼

REST. Eat. Drink water. Watch a funny movie. Rest. Take a bath, hang out on your porch swing, read a book, bake something.

If it’s truly labor, more contractions are imminent.
The more we stress ourselves out during early labor trying to “do all the right things”, the less oxytocin will flow and stress does not mix well with labor 😣

So truly, if you’re feeling like you’re having some contractions, go on about life and truly make sure you prioritize rest and doing things like you love to do!
Before you know it, your body will be in active labor and things will be speeding up.

What was your early labor experience like?

🌿If you’re in the Charlottesville/Staunton/Lexington/Waynesboro area, we serve women who are desiring a homebirth with a midwife. Reach out to us today to get some more information if a home birth is something you’re considering!

10/28/2025

If you’re scared of tearing during birth, this is something you’ll want to read!

There are multiple factors that can affect tearing in birth.

Forced pushing and the position you are in when baby is born are 2 major factors,
but the good news is there are things you can do to help greatly decrease the chances of tearing. (Nuchal hands are also sometimes a factor in tearing)

The cool thing about water 💦birth, if you have water available to you, is it helps to decrease the likelihood of tearing.

Water naturally helps the body to relax and soften, which helps the perineal and pelvic muscles to relax. They can stretch out easier, making tearing less likely.

While floating in water, you can do more positions easier like hands and knees or lunges, helping to make more room for the baby, and in turn giving them the space they need to come out easier and this also decreases the chances of tearing.

I would love to hear from you all and your experience - did you tear less or at all during a water birth? 👇🏼

🌿If you’re looking for a holistic birth center that values physiological birth, educates and supports women in pregnancy, birth and postpartum, and hosts multiple services related to prenatal and birth experience, check us out at The Genesis Resort for Birth in Roanoke, VA 😊 (link 🔗in our bio)

10/27/2025

We never get tired of seeing amazing birth footage like this 🤗✨

Being in the water can help soothe even the most intense parts of labor.

A lot of people say warm water in labor is “nature’s epidural”! 🌿✨

It soothes, relaxes, helps take pressure off of joints and pelvic region, and helps to boost oxytocin flow!

If you had a water birth or labored in water for relief, would you share your experience below? Would you do it again?

🌿The Genesis Resort for Birth in Roanoke, VA is a new birth center and we want all mamas to know that we have water birth option under our roof.
You can labor and give birth in the tub at our facility!
If water birth is something you’ve been either curious about or something you’ve been desiring but haven’t found the right space, we’re glad to give you more information about our center. (Link 🔗is in bio!)

10/23/2025

🥰 Wow! We absolutely love to see birth vlog videos like this. What a beautiful labor and birth.

What are some key things that you can keep in mind if you’re preparing for a natural birth like this mama did?

•Have a strong support partner and system! Hiring a doula can also be an amazing asset to have.

•Having a laboring birth pool nearby. This does wonders for helping your body to relax, producing more oxytocin which is a major key 🔑 player in helping birth to be smoother, more efficient and much less painful.

•Aromatheraphy 🌿 is an incredible thing to have while you’re laboring. This mama loved orange, which has relaxing properties, as well as vanilla and lavender essential oils in a diffuser are great choices as well in your labor space.

•LOW LIGHTS. 💡 This mama has her room darker with some warm lighting here and there, and her favorite relaxing worship music playing. Your environment plays a big role in your natural birth. A darker more relaxed room will help more oxytocin flow, more endorphins to release, and more feelings of safety in your body and mind - key things for a more positive birth.

🤰🏻Are you in the Roanoke, VA area and looking for a birth center who will support you through your pregnancy, labor and birth?

We just opened our brand NEW birth resort - the Genesis Resort for Birth - in Roanoke!

With services included like massage therapy, chiropractic, breastfeeding 🤱 support, nutrition counseling and pelvic floor therapy, newborn and childbirth classes as well as midwifery care and waterbirth option, we have everything needed under one roof.

🌿Check out the link 🔗 in our bio for more details and free consultation!

10/22/2025

10/21/2025

The power and beauty of a water 💦 birth.

Here are some amazing benefits of giving birth in water:

🛁 Pain relief through warm water and buoyancy
🛁A reduced need for pain medication
🛁Shorter labor due to increased relaxation and movement
🛁Less perineal trauma and less likely to tear🛁A greater sense of control and relaxation during the birth process.

💦Water can soothe tense muscles and promote a sense of calm, while buoyancy allows for easier movement and positioning!

If you’re looking for a place in Virginia to have an empowered, peaceful, beautiful water birth, The Genesis Resort for birth recently opened in Roanoke, VA. We are an all inclusive birth resort with multiple services under one roof- including massage therapy, chiropractic, pelvic floor therapy, lactation counseling, nutrition, and multiple childbirth and postpartum classes! 🤗

For more info just click the link in our bio, we are glad to answer any questions you have.

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