Planned homebirth with skilled midwives is safe for low-risk pregnancies.
Women have the right to choose their maternity care provider and the location of their birth. They have the right to informed consent - full knowledge of risks and benefits before making decisions.
Certified Professional Midwives may legally practice in South Carolina so long as they hold a current state license.
Women and babies experience a natural, mutually regulating, hormonally driven process of birth - from the onset of labor through birth of the baby and placenta, as well as the establishment of breastfeeding and the development of mother-baby attachment - with appropriate support and protection from external interference.
I have given birth three times and though each birth experience was vastly different, they have something in common - I will never forget them. I would love for every woman to have a special and meaningful childbirth experience. My experiences many years ago first led me to lactation peer counseling and postpartum support. My passion to serve and empower women led me to become a birth doula and eventually a midwife. I am certified as a Certified Professional Midwife through the North American Registry of Midwives and hold a Midwifery Bridge Certificate. I am a Licensed Midwife in the state of South Carolina. I am certified in Basic Life Support for healthcare workers (CPR for adults and children) and the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (CPR for newborns). I serve as Vice President of the Palmetto Association of Licensed Midwives.
I have always been passionate about nurturing and caring for women during their journey to motherhood. Being a mother of four myself, I have learned firsthand just how sacred the journey is each and every time. It is a life-changing event that has the ability to leave you feeling empowered and confident as you start your new journey with your baby. As I follow my calling in midwifery, I find my passion to serve women only growing. I am certified as a Certified Professional Midwife through the North American Registry of Midwives. I am a Licensed Midwife in the state of South Carolina. I am certified in Basic Life Support for healthcare workers (CPR for adults and children) and the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (CPR for newborns).
Homebirth is an answer to the current “perinatal paradox” of doing more and accomplishing less.
Conventional maternity care in the United States spends far more per capita for maternity care than any other nation, and yet has higher rates of perinatal, neonatal, and maternal mortality. Disproved practices are in wide use, while proven beneficial practices are underused. Although most childbearing women and newborns in the United States are healthy and at low risk for complications, essentially all women who give birth in hospitals experience high rates of interventions with risks of adverse effects. Cesarean section is the most common operating room procedure in the country, accounting for 32% of all pregnancies even though the WHO is trying to reduce this rate since there is no evidence that the mortality rate improves when C-section rates rise above 10%.
Let’s do less and accomplish more!
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A community gathering where everyone can share, learn, grow, and heal. This is a safe space to share your birth experience, hear from others, ask questions, and form friendships.
This gathering is free.
This class covers everything you need to know about pregnancy including nutrition, body mechanics, tests and procedures offered in pregnancy, and how to deal with common complaints in pregnancy.
This 2.5 hour class is $60.
An interactive and informative childbirth class covering the anatomy and physiology of labor, stages of labor, comfort measures, birth options, and immediate postpartum care of mother and baby.
This 3 hour class is $80.
A warm approach to education on the anatomy and physiology of breastfeeding, proper positioning and latch, supply and demand, feeding on demand, early feeding cues, pumping, and common problems.
This 2.5 hour class is $60.
Barbara Katz Rothman
Dr. Stu and Midwife Blyss of Birthing Instincts #326
Licensed Midwives providing prenatal, home birth and postpartum care.
Serving Horry, Georgetown, Williamsburg, Florence, Marion, Dillon, Marlboro, and Darlington counties of South Carolina.