Baltimore Sun feature: “Amid coronavirus, some pregnant Baltimore moms are choosing home over hospitals, spurring debate” – May 11, 2020

https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-coronavirus-home-births-20200510-6rjn4f5drrb67cecf27fkrhv6q-story.html In April 2020, one month into the COVID-19 pandemic, we were contacted by a reporter from the Baltimore Sun who was interested in what homebirth looked like at a time when hospitals were threatening to be overrun with sick people, and the Labor and Delivery floors were implementing strict -some would say “cruel” – […]

Bayla’s Birth Stories

I’m the proud mama of two beautiful boys and one beautiful girl. Dovid- Hospital Midwife Dovid was born in May 2008. I woke up around midnight to my water breaking. I got this crazy rush of adrenaline and couldn’t go back to sleep. Not much was happening though. I started having irregular contractions and in […]

Positive Birth Experience

Why is a Positive Birth Experience so Important? It is common in our culture to hear, “But at least you have a healthy baby.” Or “At least mom and baby are healthy.” Why is that not enough? Why is it important to have a positive birth experience? Compare it to your wedding day. You spend […]

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