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Wendy’s Journey to Becoming a Midwife

by wfbirth | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized, WF Birth

Wendy shares her story with us!

What Can I Do to Get This Baby Out? A Midwife speaks.

by wfbirth | Apr 12, 2020 | Uncategorized, WF Birth

We get this question a lot. Every birth worker has their favorite tricks and opinions. I’d like to take a step back and discuss my philosophy behind getting labor initiated- instead of starting with tricks. As a birth worker involved in supporting over two hundred...

Should You Hire a Doula if You’re Giving Birth at the Wichita Falls Birth & Wellness Center?

by wfbirth | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorized, WF Birth

I trained as a doula in 2009 and have attended over two hundred births since that time. My last “doula baby” was born yesterday, and I am now shifting my focus to my final year as a student midwife. When I was a doula, I firmly believed every woman needed a doula. My...

My Family Doesn’t Support My Birth Center Plans

by wfbirth | Jan 4, 2019 | Pregnancy Care, Uncategorized, WF Birth

Seven Ways to Cope Out of hospital birth is becoming more common as people learn about their options. We are so happy to offer women in Wichita Falls this evidence based option full of respect for woman and respect for the birth process. Some people haven’t yet...

Big Updates at Wichita Falls Birth & Wellness Center

by wfbirth | Oct 10, 2018 | Uncategorized, WF Birth

Mid-September brought an accreditation specialist from the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers to our birth center for three full days. She combed through our files, our drawers, our charts and our employees looking for proof of strong business and...

Wendy on Being a Student Midwife

by wfbirth | Jun 14, 2018 | Pregnancy Care, Uncategorized, WF Birth

Since we opened in 2017, we’ve been so blessed with community support. Many of you have tracked with us as we launched and then welcomed more and more babies into the world. We are growing in another way as well: we’re raising up our own professional staff from...

Herbal Sitz Bath – “Isn’t That Poop Water?!”

by wfbirth | Jun 8, 2018 | Pregnancy Care, Uncategorized, WF Birth

I think back to many years ago before I became so entrenched in the birth world. I would see pictures of friends taking a bath after delivering their babies at home or at a birth center. I would often think, “I can’t believe that she is posting that picture on...

Real Talk about Gestational Diabetes: Part 1

by wfbirth | Apr 6, 2018 | Pregnancy Care, WF Birth

I have often heard, “I don’t need to be tested for gestational diabetes (GDM) because I’m healthy and I don’t feel bad.” Truth is, usually there are no symptoms, but if symptoms are there, it can be confusing. Some symptoms include feeling tired, feeling thirsty,...

Do you belong in BIRTH101 or BIRTH201?

by wfbirth | Mar 12, 2018 | WF Birth

We are often asked which class is best for moms and their support people if they’ve already had a baby. Great question! We’re excited to share our thoughts on that to help you choose. Consider this your placement test! Have you had an unmedicated (on purpose) birth...

Wichita Falls Birth & Wellness Center: CABC Accreditation

by wfbirth | Jan 22, 2018 | WF Birth

The past 8 months at the birth center we have devoted many hours towards meeting accreditation requirements through the CABC (Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers). While this has been a painstaking process it has made us an even better birth center. ...