2009
June 8 girl
June 9 girl
June 15 girl
June 29 boy
Aug 10 boy
Aug 27 girl
Oct 6 girl
Nov 2 girl
Nov 7 girl
Nov 9 boy
Nov 10 boy
Nov 11 boy
Nov 26 boy
Dec 4 boy
2010
Jan 2 girl
Feb 25 girl
March 14 girl
March 15 boy
May 13 girl
May 18 boy
May 22 boy
May 25 girl
June 6 girl
June 12 girl
June 19 girl
July 28 boy
July 28 girl
Aug 5 boy
Aug 7 girl
Total: 29
What are the benefits to me, my baby, and my family?
How safe is home birth?
How does home birth differ from hospital birth?
What is Sunrise's approach to birth?
Separating Fact from Fiction:
Facts:
Maternal and infant mortality and morbidity rates are constantly rising in the United States, along with unnecessary and avoidable C-sections and inductions. In California alone, Public Health Records show that the death rate has tripled in one decade. More mothers and babies die in our hospitals than in many third-world countries, yet the medical establishment in the US continues to go the wrong way toward more and more interference with the natural process - the very thing that is causing the problems.
Home birth with midwives, however, continues to have a very high level of proven safety. Countries which use the most midwives have the best outcomes. Midwifery care consistently results in statistically safer births, less use of traumatic interventions, and higher maternal satisfaction.
Read the studies for yourself, and please do as much of your own research as you can. Avoid giving credibility to anyone's opinions that are not based on facts, or pseudo-science which come from sources who have an agenda. We do not believe that midwifery is safe because we are midwives, we became midwives because we knew that midwifery is safe.
New links will be posted regularly, so check back often for more studies and clinical research.
Our approach to birth is one of respect and empowerment. We try to keep the environment at births very quiet and calm. We monitor carefully to keep labor normal to avoid the need for interventions. This results in the preservation of both the sanctity of the event and the safety of the mother and baby. Mothers labor best when they feel safe and supported, and relaxed mothers make for delightful births!
We believe in the Midwives’ Model of Care which states that “At the core of the Midwives Model of Care is deep respect for the normalcy of birth and for the uniqueness of each childbearing woman and her family. This approach to maternity care promotes health and helps prevent complications. Care providers who practice this model of care have excellent outcomes while providing safe individualized care.” “The midwives’ model of care includes:
● monitoring the physical, psychological, and social well being of the mother throughout the childbearing cycle;
● providing the mother with individualized education, counseling, and prenatal care, continuous hands-on assistance during labor and delivery, and postpartum support;
● minimizing technological interventions; and
● identifying and referring women who require obstetrical attention.”
“The application of this woman-centered model of care has been proven to reduce the incidence of birth injury, trauma, and cesarean section.”
