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Menstrual Cycle Tracking Benefits

Women have been experiencing the ebbs and flows of their menstrual cycles for centuries. However, we have only recently begun to truly understand and appreciate the importance of tracking these

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What is Cervical Mucus

What is Cervical Mucus? Cervical Mucus is fluid produced and released from the cervix. The consistency of cervical mucus can vary based on the day of your menstrual cycle (based

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Holistic Gynecology FAQ

Q. What is a Holistic Approach? A holistic approach to modern medicine is characterized by treating the person as a whole, rather than treating specific diseases or symptoms. This approach

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Midwife360 and the Scoop on IUDs

Many of my clients ask about birth control options that do not have hormones. There are a few, mostly they are the barrier methods like condoms (male and female), diaphragms, and cervical caps, or surgery. But the copper IUD is the only one that is long term and reversible and does not have any hormones. Since the copper IUD is not the only long term, reversible contraceptive, I wanted to break it down here for you.

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Creating Value in Childbirth

It is well known that the American childbirth culture is very expensive with very poor performance AND little of what happens to birthing people in hospitals is evidence-based.

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High-tech Childbirth is Not Always Better

When it comes to childbirth, high tech is not better than low tech. I have been privileged to attend many out of hospital births and many more in hospital births. Even a ‘normal’ birth in the hospital typically comes with continuous fetal monitoring and epidural.

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My name is Fadwah Halaby and I am a certified nurse midwife serving families in

Natural Birth After C-Section

Can I have a vaginal birth if I already had a c section? The short answer is, “YES! YOU CAN!” While the long answer requires a conversation about various risks – risks of a VBAC, or vaginal birth after cesarean, AND risks of repeat surgery.