Heart & Hands Homebirth Services

02/26/2026

YESSSS!!!!!! This PART!
✌🏼step delivery! should be uninterrupted.

✌️Step Delivery

Behind these colored overalls that were my day 3 at a birth wordrobe, is a tshirt that says “in this birth space we remain patient”. The whole room took a big deep breath in this moment as we watched this baby girl rotate her way through the portal both arms reaching for the world.

If you’ve ever seen a hospital birth, the majority of providers would have both of their hands inside this mother … practicing the 1 step delivery. This is where they expect, make, the head and body delivery in one contraction. Interestingly, the big push for this is a nervous provider (trained in 1 step delivery)… wanting to avoid a shoulder dystocia… but studies show that the 1 step delivery actually INCREASES the risk of shoulder dystocia!

Traditionally, midwives practice the 2 step delivery. Since our bodies have been birthing babies, the physiological way is allowing a beautiful pause between head with one surge, a rotation, and then shoulders on the next surge.

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# physiologicalbirth

02/25/2026

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Planned home birth with a qualified midwife continues to show strong outcomes for low risk families. The evidence is clear, and families deserve policies that reflect that reality. NACPM advocates for licensure and integration so CPMs can practice safely and legally in every state. Access to community birth is a maternal health issue.

Read more:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2742137/

02/18/2026

01/25/2026

Wow y’all! They’ve came A LONG WAY! American Academy of Pediatrics is actually recommending leaving the umbilical cord intact for 60 whole seconds (lol) following the birth of a baby EVEN WHEN RESUSCITATION IS REQUIRED!!! This is epic! Something us midwives have been practicing for at least 35yrs!⏱️🩺🪢

01/23/2026

Look at what 9th Edition NRP is promoting! The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending leaving the umbilical cord intact for 60 seconds (lol) EVEN WHEN RESUSCITATION IS REQUIRED! something midwives have been practicing for at least 35yrs! They’ve come A LONG WAY BABY!⏱️🩺🪢🙌🏼👶🏻👣💜

01/01/2026

11/24/2025

PSA: Very 😔 sad. A skilled experienced provider is vital. 💜🩵🩷

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/nov/22/free-birth-society-linked-to-babies-deaths-investigation?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social_img&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwZnRzaAOQyptleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe7hU5ZsFvjpQR1eBcOBLrpU5iPysIRG4vo6PGzOm_z9RyairVg5EivILZkCY_aem_NEBcBQEJA8bSze_y1sbw1Q =1763805801

A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors

11/07/2025

So since cesarean rates have increased so has the incident of placenta accreta. Think twice before you get diced. The implications are life lasting. Seeking an out of hospital birth greatly reduces your cesarean section chances & if you’re delivering in a hospital setting or not taking an experienced doula with you also greatly reduces your chances of major abdominal surgery.

Placenta accreta is a life-threatening condition in which the placenta attaches to scar tissue left by a C-section. It used to be extremely rare.

11/07/2025

This news is not new but continuous fetal monitoring does nothing beneficial. It only increases the cesarean section rates. Intermittent monitoring is evidenced based & the best practice especially for low risk patients. So why do they insist on continuing this if it doesn’t reliably predict fetal distress?

Decades of research have shown that round-the-clock fetal monitoring does not reliably predict fetal distress, and experts say it leads to many unnecessary surgeries. But it’s still used in nearly every birth in the U.S. because of business and legal concerns, a New York Times investigation found. https://nyti.ms/3WF7yLx

11/03/2025

YES!!!! You certainly may deliver your placenta in the water!!!🙌🏼❣️

10/20/2025

The birth sling & the wireless tens unit are amazing!🤩

09/07/2025

With Barbara Harper – I just got recognized as one of her top fans! 🎉 and I love her!💓