Bloom Birth and Wellness Center

Bloom Birth and Wellness Center We are a freestanding Birth Center that provides individualized care during pregnancy and birth.
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07/17/2025

Please don't be timing contractions that are more then 10 minutes apart. GO TO SLEEP!!! Missing that first night of sleep when you think labor is starting is so detrimental to getting the job done.

Birthworker Friends! Join us tomorrow, bring your Cards/Handouts. We will have Coffee and Pancakes. If you are able, br...
06/24/2025

Birthworker Friends!
Join us tomorrow, bring your Cards/Handouts.
We will have Coffee and Pancakes. If you are able, bring a dish to share. If you aren't because you have too many other things going on, thats okay, still come.

Open to all birth workers, Doulas, CBE, LC, PT, Chiropractors, Midwives, Birth Photographers, Perinatal therapists, I'm sure i'm missing someone, but please come.

Happy PRIDE from BLOOM, We know the safest care for ALL people is individualized care, informed choice and autonomy. But...
06/12/2025

Happy PRIDE from BLOOM, We know the safest care for ALL people is individualized care, informed choice and autonomy.
But we also know this is essential for marginalized people. Particularly Black and brown people and Q***r people.
Our goal is that everyone, regardless of religion, race, age, marital status, size, or identity receives evidence based care and feels safe and supported in their pregnancy and birth.

Midwives are for Everyone.

The Birthworker Brunch is a potluck and share circle for all local birthworkers to come and connect with the community.E...
05/24/2025

The Birthworker Brunch is a potluck and share circle for all local birthworkers to come and connect with the community.

Eat, mingle and build your referral network with people who share your love for this important work!

Coffee, tea and pancakes are provided but we encourage you to bring a dish to share if you are able.

This is a free event, so bring a birthworker friend! We hope to see familiar faces and meet some new ones!

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 10am-12pm
28250 Franklin Rd. Southfield, MI 48034

I’ve got a little Buddy who loves ninja turtles and I told him my favorite was Donatello because I’m a ninja too and tra...
03/23/2025

I’ve got a little Buddy who loves ninja turtles and I told him my favorite was Donatello because I’m a ninja too and trained on the bō staff.
Yesterday when I went to check on his baby sister he had a little gift waiting for me. My heart is full and my homevisit bag has never been safer.

03/12/2025

Moms here is my #1 Pelvic Floor Secret for Birth.

Your pelvic floor isn’t just responsible for stretching during birth—it’s also a stabilizer for your pelvis and a support system for your pelvic organs.

When you’re in an upright or deep squat position, your pelvic floor has to stay engaged to keep you stable and support your organs, making it harder for it to fully relax and open for birth.

Here’s the secret: positions like hands-and-knees, side-lying, or supported forward-leaning allow your pelvic floor to relax, open and stretch for your baby.

Use these birth positions as you feel the urge to push, p**p, or see baby’s head emerging…also called second stage of labor.

By settling in a more relaxed position, the pelvic floor maybe be less likely to tear. You may also find the pushing phase to be more efficient, smoother, & more intuitive for moms who want to breathe baby out.

What position did you deliver baby in? Did you find one to be better for you than another?

Mikah had a very furry apprentice learning Blood Pressure basics this morning.
03/12/2025

Mikah had a very furry apprentice learning Blood Pressure basics this morning.

A new human was welcomed to this side with the most gorgeous sunny 67° day. Welcome Darling, may your life be full off s...
03/11/2025

A new human was welcomed to this side with the most gorgeous sunny 67° day.
Welcome Darling, may your life be full off sunny days ☀️

Meet Mandi, she’s an incredible Doula and Body Ready Method teacher in Grand Rapids and has agreed to come out to Bloom ...
02/20/2025

Meet Mandi, she’s an incredible Doula and Body Ready Method teacher in Grand Rapids and has agreed to come out to Bloom to teach a class this weekend for expecting families in Metro Detroit.
This class Is open to all famines regardless of provider or birth location. But friendly reminder, I give a $300 discount to my clients if they take a birth prep class.

This is the ultimate partner-coached childbirth class! Get partner ready with Body Ready Method Pro and Certified BRM Teacher, Mandi Rodenbeck. Over the course of our class, learn how support your partner emotionally, physically, and intentionally using techniques from the instagram famous Body Ready Method. Together, we will learn observation skills to become a “birth detective”, know how to tell where baby is in the birth process, 2.0 position techniques, partner coping skills, and much much more. Included with this class is access to your own body ready method birth portal in order to review techniques and practice together at home!

https://greatlakesdoulas.com/classes

Meet Mandi, she’s an incredible Doula and Body Ready Method teacher in Grand Rapids and has agreed to come out to Bloom ...
02/20/2025

Meet Mandi, she’s an incredible Doula and Body Ready Method teacher in Grand Rapids and has agreed to come out to Bloom to teach a class this weekend for expecting families in Metro Detroit.
This is the ultimate partner-coached childbirth class! Get partner ready with Body Ready Method Pro and Certified BRM Teacher, Mandi Rodenbeck. Over the course of our class, learn how support your partner emotionally, physically, and intentionally using techniques from the instagram famous Body Ready Method. Together, we will learn observation skills to become a “birth detective”, know how to tell where baby is in the birth process, 2.0 position techniques, partner coping skills, and much much more. Included with this class is access to your own body ready method birth portal in order to review techniques and practice together at home!
https://greatlakesdoulas.com/classes

Hard to believe it’s been just over 2 YEARS since I bought the Birth Center.I’d like to reintroduce myself to those who ...
01/31/2025

Hard to believe it’s been just over 2 YEARS since I bought the Birth Center.

I’d like to reintroduce myself to those who don’t know me.

I started my journey after my first child was born via c-section in 2005, I became a vbac advocate and trained as a CBE and doula in 2007. In 2015 I began my path towards midwifery.
I was apprentice trained under West Michigan Midwifery (also with River Birch and Full Circle Midwifery) and completed the PEP process and passed my NARM exam in 2019. I went on to complete the Bridge Certificate and received my state license in 2019.

I believe every person deserves autonomy and respect in their pregnancy and birth. I believe strongly in informed choice and in giving families a voice in their care.

In my free time (lol what’s that?), I enjoy date nights finding hidden gems around Detroit and around the world. I seek solitude in the woods and walking beaches, knitting and reading. I love watching my children grow and find joy in every parenting stage.

Because I believe so strongly that the way we feel safe and supported in giving birth and in being born has the power to influence everything else we do, I also strongly believe that the more midwives we have in a community, the greater the community will thrive. I am honored to have been a part of the birth of not only hundreds of babies, but also the birth of 6 midwives and hopefully that number just continues to grow.

It has been a great honor to have served so many families across the state and many more from out of the country.
From the oldest client that was about 48 to the youngest clients at 16.
From 1st babies to 9th babies.
Delivering twins and breech babies,
In the birth center, lavish homes, hotels, apartments, mobile homes, in commune housing in big backyards and in the grandmothers bed.

It has been the greatest honor to be the first hands to welcome many of my nieces and nephews and the babies of some of my closest friends.

I’ve breathed first breaths for babies and have been covered head to toe in someone else’s blood, I’ve held space and provided counter pressure on hundreds of backs and bottoms.
I’ve witnessed the pure joy and celebrated at the weddings of my clients and mourned alongside my clients when husbands have been taken too soon.

This work is holy work and I hope I never lose my sense of awe that people, often strangers, invite me into their most sacred space.
Please always keep us in your thoughts and prayers as this work that we do is far bigger than any of us.

I would love to celebrate 2 years of having the birth center with everyone
soon, keep an eye out for an event!

Tomorrow! Please double check the FB event in the morning before heading in. I don’t anticipate needing to reschedule, b...
10/28/2024

Tomorrow! Please double check the FB event in the morning before heading in.
I don’t anticipate needing to reschedule, but as we all know, babies come and plans change
Feel free to bring your cards/brochures.

We are looking forward to meeting new faces and reconnecting with familiar ones.

If you are a doula or a midwife, please send me the things YOU would like me to address weather it’s concerns, praises, questions or anything in between.

If you can sign up on the FB event, that will help us prepare better, and help us update if we have to reschedule do to a birth.

https://www.facebook.com/share/u84pAaCft4Vv9wkW/

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28250 Franklin Rd
Southfield, MI
48034

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+12487923322

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Our Philosophy

When I was a pregnant mother, I really wanted someone who could care for my pregnancy and birth naturally while still answering my various medical concerns that would come up. That is the type of midwife I became. If I don’t know the reason something is happening during your pregnancy, I find out. I refer anything outside of my scope to a wonderful and supportive OB. All testing can also be acquired though our arrangement with him.

Our mission is to provide midwifery and doula care that is compassionate, warmhearted, respectful, and centered around your needs. We feel honored to be included in this special time in your life and will provide personal attention, nurturing, and gentle guidance, along with a little laughter, to create the optimal environment to birth your precious one into. Whether birthing in the hospital or at home, we are committed to providing evidence-based information so that you can make decisions that lead to a safe and joyous birth experience. Couples, making the transition into parenthood, need a lot of love and encouragement. It is our passion to provide that for those who entrust us with their care.

We believe that birth is different for each individual woman. Birth is a miracle, but not a medical miracle. What might be normal for one may not be normal for the other. We believe that each woman has a God given ability to find her own way to birth, and that her body will lead her in the right direction. We will get to know each other well during our hour long prenatals so that when your special day arrives, you’ll be surrounded by birth professionals that are also your friends.

For homebirth clients, you will birth in a calm, familiar environment that is free from strangers, time limits, and routine procedures. Your home environment is where you feel safe, supported, and in control. It is where you are able to follow your instincts. As long as you and your baby are doing well, there is no need to intervene. Most women birth easily on their own, but we do recognize there are times when assistance is necessary, and we offer our knowledge and guidance to help with those times. We have a good working relationship with doctors and hospitals when care is needed that is outside our scope of practice.