Flowering Dogwood Mind & Wellness

04/28/2026

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04/22/2026

Let’s make these at the next Phelpsmore Farm Stone Soup Gathering! ♥️

04/22/2026

From : Your placenta is an organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy. The placenta attaches to the wall of the uterus, and the baby’s umbilical cord comes from it.

Your placenta begins to form after the fertilized egg implants in your uterus around 7 to 10 days after conception. It continues to grow throughout your pregnancy to support your baby.

Your placenta starts as a few cells and grows to be around 1/6th the weight of your baby.

Your placenta works mainly by allowing substances to be exchanged between maternal and fetal blood. This allows the baby to obtain nutrients, oxygen, antibodies, and other vital substances without having to share your blood supply directly.

Your uterus has something call spiral arteries. In pregnancy they remodel to supply blood to the baby during pregnancy. When there is no pregnancy, the spiral artery spans the tissue of the uterine wall, supplying blood to the lining. This remodeling makes the vessels larger and optimises the blood flow to the placenta to support its function and gas/nutrient exchange.

At birth the circulating volume of your baby’s blood volume is around 30%….. so let them get it all with optimal clamping. How would you do without 30% of your blood volume???

04/20/2026

If you are considering…

❗️NOVEMBER 2026 BIRTH ASSISTANT WORKSHOP ❗️

🌱 If you have ever considered becoming a birth assistant, NOW IS THE TIME!

🌱 If you are interested in assisting in out of hospital birth, JOIN US AND LEARN VALUABLE SKILLS!

🌱 If you are a doula considering midwifery, THIS IS FOR YOU!

🌱 If you are a birth worker eager to deepen your knowledge of OOH birth, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU!

Our newly expanded 3 day workshop provides even MORE time for scenarios and skills practice. Registration is NOW OPEN and space is VERY limited.

This comprehensive course is taught by 2 licensed VA midwives, each bringing decades of birth experience and scenarios. Workshop is held in a local, working birth center.

$875 if paid in full by 10/1

$995 anytime after 10/1

Link to register below. Once registration is received, you will receive an email with options for making payment.

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