Journey Birth Services

09/09/2025

It’s that time of year again...the most common birthdays in the U.S. are about to happen! (We see you, holiday party parents... 🍾🎁😆) Also, what’s going on with July 7th? Source:

09/09/2025

This Wednesday the mobile ultrasound van will be in Worland again!

08/29/2025

08/01/2025

The findings from this recent study are very encouraging. We especially love the outcomes around breastfeeding as we prepare for

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A 2024 study looked at maternal and neonatal outcomes in midwife-attended planned home births versus planned hospital births in Spain.

Researchers analysed data from 3,463 low-risk births between 2016 and 2018, including 2,713 hospital and 750 home births.

They found several differences between the groups, which is often the case in this type of study.

“Women choosing home births typically had higher education levels and were predominantly Spanish. They were 3.43 times more likely to have a spontaneous birth and significantly less likely to undergo instrumental births than those in hospitals.

“Home births were associated with higher utilization of non-pharmacological analgesia and a more pronounced tendency to initiate breastfeeding within the first hour post birth. stronger inclination towards breastfeeding.

“Hospital births, conversely, showed higher use of the lithotomy position and epidural analgesia.” (Alcaraz-Vidal et al 2024).

“There were no significant differences in neonatal outcomes between the two groups.” (Alcaraz-Vidal et al 2024).

The researchers concluded that:

“Home births managed by midwives offered better obstetric and neonatal outcomes for low-risk women than hospital births.

"These results suggest home birth as a safe, viable option that promotes natural birthing processes and reduces medical interventions.

"The study supports the integration of midwife-led home birth into public health policies, affirming its benefits for maternal and neonatal health.” (Alcaraz-Vidal et al 2024).

07/16/2025

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.

06/15/2025

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

05/17/2025

It’s about time 🤣🤣🤣 While I don’t insert iuds, I do appreciate pain and discomfort. If you’re looking for a doctor who won’t brush you off because you’re worried about being in pain let me know. I know a few who will work with you.

New guidelines urge doctors to “not underestimate the pain experienced by patients” during the IUD insertion procedure and outlined a range of pain management options. https://nyti.ms/3H0mE9G

05/15/2025

05/14/2025

Did you know we help with breastfeeding too? Amy is a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist!

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05/14/2025

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Theodore and Charlotte were the most popular names chosen for newborns in Wyoming in 2024, according to data released by the Wyoming Department of Health. The WDH’s Vital Statistics Services reviewed official Wyoming birth certificates to determine the leading names. For male ne...