Girl
Born: March 14, 2009
Weight: 7 lbs. 8oz
Notes: Water-birth at home.
Entries tagged with “water birth”
Mar
14
2009
Zoe Jeanne
Posted by Betsy Melancon |
May
17
2007
Philip Andrew
Posted by Betsy Melancon |
Boy
Born: 5-17-2007
Weight 7 lbs 8 oz
Notes: This was my sixth baby. He was born in a birth tub on my back porch. Here he is with Stephan.
Jul
8
2006
Introductory Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
N. Jayne Klossner, RN and Nancy T Hatfield
Published 2006 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
This is a great reference book for aspiring midwives to give them a better understanding of maternity nursing. It has a user-friendly, colorful format and a family-centered approach to care. It includes an interactive CD-ROM.
Check out the section on Pain Management and you’ll see an unmedicated water birth at home. That’s me, in all my glory! The photo is credited to Kaye Bullock, CPM. Every day in every way, we’re doing our part to make midwifery mainstream.