A Peek Into a Charm City Midwives Home Birth
Three of the Charm City Midwives were involved in this birth: Nikki as doula/photographer, Bayla as midwife and Tova as assistant! We had so much fun as a team and the care was seamless, all pitching in to facilitate this beautiful family-centered birth featuring a little boy born with both hands on his cheeks.
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 […]
Why Should I Have to Pay for a Home Birth?
Completely understandable question! Here in the US we’re used to our health insurance system. We pay into the system – or our employer does – and we never spend another penny on healthcare! I was there also. I was looking for a specialist and called one that came highly recommended. Then they told me they […]
