Dura Mater Midwifery

21/07/2025

Heyyyyyy Tampa! Couple of things;
✨ I have availability early 2026!
✨I love VBAC regardless of the location(HBAC or VBAC/TOLAC in hospital if preferred)
✨ I don’t accept more than 2 clients a month
✨Here to meet you where you are finger guns and all.

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17/07/2025

Thank you to the past and present clients who nominated me for best of the bay! It’s my first time making the cut and it means so much for a tiny practice like mine. Unless you’ve been lucky enough to sample several midwives I know it’s hard to say who you feel is THE MIDWIFE but if I’ve been a part of your journey and you feel up to it I’d love your vote. You can vote daily and I’ll post the link in my bio. Feeling so honored to even be on the list 💕✨🤲🏻

10/07/2025

We all sprang from one of these cocoons and I think that’s pretty magical. ✨

19/06/2025

The words “failed” do not belong anywhere in conversation about pregnancy, birth or postpartum 🙅🏽‍♀️

We have midwives, hospitals, birth centers, OBGYN’s and MFMs for good reason! In a percentage of cases, they are all very much needed 🧑🏼‍⚕️👩🏽‍⚕️👨🏾‍⚕️ we as birth workers and families are GRATEFUL for these resources being readily available to families when they are truly needed.

The #1 cause of home birth transfers is maternal exhaustion. This is why it is essential to rest, hydrate and nourish your body during early labor. A hospital transfer from a homebirth is by no means a failure. It is the responsible, proper use of the resources that are available to keep families safe. Please don’t place this in a negative light.💜💡
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15/06/2025

When you are being cared for by a midwife you are getting midwifery maternity care… when you are with an obstetrician you are getting obstetric maternity care. The two are different… all women need a midwife and some also need an obstetrician.

Obstetricians don’t provide midwifery care and then obstetric care on top, they only give obstetric care. It’s not about competition it’s about understanding that we are equal but different.

We each have different skills and different roles… you can’t replace one with the other and expect the same care.

If you are reading this and have interpreted it as ‘anti-obstetrics’, you’re reading it with your own personal assumptions, you haven’t read what I said, you’ve read what you think I said.

I’m not anti-obstetrician… I’m just stating the facts that midwifery care and obstetric care are different and neither can fully replace the other. We need each other to provide a full scope of care to some women, but not all women.

All women need a midwife, some also need an obstetrician

24/05/2025

Seijmonsbergen-Schermers AE, Scherjon S, de Jonge A. Induction of labour should be offered to all women at term: AGAINST: Induction of labour should not be offered to all women at term: first, do no harm. BJOG 2019;126(13):1599.

Interested in learning more? Check out Henci's latest book, Labor Induction: Why, When, and How?

Get your Copy*: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F74W49XD

In the second book in her groundbreaking Take Charge of Your Birth series, award-winning author and birth options expert Henci tackles induction. Focusing on precautionary reasons for induction–suspected big baby, release of membranes, impending postterm, and routine induction at 39 weeks–Labor Induction: Why, When, and How? gives you the data you need to take charge of your birth.

*Note: The book is only available on Amazon at this time; we are working with other distributors and the book will be available on other platforms over the coming weeks. The audiobook version will also become available over the coming weeks.

06/05/2025

📣 NEW PROGRAM LAUNCH 🚨
Calling all new + expecting parents in Hillsborough County 💕🍼

Introducing THE MILK LINE — a free lactation support program brought to you by Community Roots Collective and funded by . 🙌

If you're pregnant or parenting a baby under 1, you may qualify for up to 3 hours of free lactation consultation with a trained professional — in your home, online, or nearby.

💡 Because you deserve support.
💡 Because breastfeeding is hard.
💡 Because it takes a village.

✨ Applications open June 1st! ✨
Tap the link in bio to apply.

Let's nourish our babies and ourselves — together. 💗

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