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Madison Blades Birth Services, LLC

Student Midwife & Full Spectrum Birth Worker in San Diego, California

03/06/2025

Have you ever witnessed an en caul birth? This past week, I passed a baby between mom’s legs as he floated in his fully intact waters. He lifted his arm above his head, just as I was handing him to her, revealing his beautiful sweet face for the first time. It was such an incredible moment, that I was so honored to be a part of.

As we watched the sun rise over the mountains, we discussed the significance of an en caul birth, an event that happens just once in 80,000 births. From signs of good future and luck, I shared that in medieval folklore, sailors would purchase the caul from midwives to protect them from drowning on the high seas.

A truly magical and moving moment, that I hope will not be my last!

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12/29/2024

2024 has been a year of growth and resilience. Balancing increased clinical hours, home life, studying and working (since student life is unpaid) has been challenging, but it’s all part of the journey to becoming a midwife. Navigating unexpected changes that extended my timeline, has taught me patience and perseverance. Every step brings me closer to serving my community in meaningful ways, and for that, I’m grateful. Here’s to progress and purpose! 💪✨

05/27/2024

When we give you your birth supplies check list at 30 weeks, you’ll see, “cookie sheet, coffee mug, mixing bowl”, and think, are we baking at my birth? So maybe you choose the first mug that you see, or maybe you choose a mug that’s full of intention.

Should I start a mug series? 😍

05/06/2024

Happy first day of Summer 2024 Term Phase 2 has definitely been everything and nothing like I would have expected, 😅 but in looking forward to all our summer babies, and continuing this fulfilling journey. ❤️

Didactic this term:
BIOL 2030: Hidden Organisms: Applied Microbiology for Midwives CLNC 2020: Phase Two Practicum MDWF 2020: Prenatal Care II MDWF 2030: Labor, Birth and Immediate Postpartum MDWF 2060: Clinical Testing for the Childbearing Year

04/27/2024

My previous post on a true knot was reported on Facebook! While my Instagram presence is greater than Facebook, it was an easy decision to not appeal based on the amount of work they were requesting. Social media will never cease to amaze me, and what is considered inappropriate. Are you still active on Facebook?

03/01/2024

Little did we know that two determined, sweet girls would be born within the next 8 hours, making for one adventurous leap day. 🍀🐸

01/15/2024

Winter 2024! First term of Phase 2. Going to be a whirlwind 15 weeks, but looking forward to logging clinical hours, attending births in this new role and expanding my knowledge.

Class line up:
BIOL 2010 Genetics
CLNC 2010 Phase 2 Practicum
MDWF 2010 Prenatal Care 1 - Foundations of Prenatal Care
MDWF 2035 Complications of Human Lactation
SOSC 2010 Cultural Safety in Midwifery Care
STAT 2050 Epidemiology

Let’s go! 💪🏼

01/12/2024

✨NUCHAL CORDS✨

After visiting Utah, I took a quick trip to Oahu to visit family for the holidays (What is a better excuse to have a tropical Christmas, than family) and I stumbled upon a family tree book that my cousin had been working on. My maternal grandmother died when I was young, and while I have vivid memories of her, I don’t REALLY know much about her. Growing up, she was simply, “grandma”. I didn’t know her name, I didn’t know her story.  There was a summary in this family tree book, and a note about my grandma, Bernarda, who, growing up was nicknamed “Tina” which meant umbilical cord around the neck, in the Philippines, or Nuchal Cord!

(I also found out that my daughter and my great grandmother share the same middle name, her maiden name, Honor, which was a sweet coincidence.)

Nuchal cords are one of the most commonly mentioned concerns that my clients have when we participate in a fear clearing exercise prior to birth. And maybe hearing that they are a common occurrence in birth with approximately one-third of all newborns experiencing one may make that fear worse, we have to remember that they are typically a non-emergent event. A study done by Schaffer et al., suggests that “Mode of delivery was unchanged in all nuchal cord groups, 5-minute Apgar scores less than 7 were not more common, and admission to neonatal unit was not required more frequently”.

So release that fear, expecting parents! Providers and midwives are trained to release nuchal cords during delivery, and is often a seamless and non-invasion maneuver.

12/19/2023

Phase 1 Assessment ✅

12/11/2023

🎄🎅🏻🤶🏻❤️ We had so much fun yesterday hosting our Santa pop-up. Such a great turn out and wonderful time catching up with some of our past clients and grown babies!

Huge shout out to this amazing team, who keep me grounded and sane, keep me laughing, and support me through all my crazy ideas and role play midwifery scenarios (haha). I couldn’t have asked for a better group of ladies. Love you!

11/29/2023

My last baby of the year was born a so it only made sense to enlist the help of a friend and gift her her first friendship bracelet. ❤️

09/11/2023

SUTURE SKILLS! Mastered the art of the surgical knot. Next up, beef tongue models. 👅

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