Welcome to Midwifery Services of South Texas Pregnancy and birth should be one of the most special, memorable, and happiest experiences in your life. Choosing to give birth attended by midwives, either at home or in a birthing center, has so many benefits for both mother and baby. Statistics repeatedly support the safety of birth with midwives, either in the comfort and privacy of your home or in free-standing birth centers. The word MIDWIFE means, quite literally, WITH WOMAN. Not in front of woman, over woman, or above woman. WITH WOMAN. Your body, your baby, your birth. This fundamental view of women working with women as a team is the foundation of what is known as the Midwives Model of Care™ Midwives can help you achieve the special birth you deserve. My goal is to help you achieve this while providing you with the personalized, one-on-one care that a Certified Professional Midwife provides. Midwifery Services of South Texas provides a full range of services for low-risk pregnant women including: All care is provided by State Licensed and NARM Certified Professional Midwives. Prenatal care is flexible and is offered either in my office or your home, with night and weekend appointments available. For detailed information on all of these services see the Midwife Services page. My Philosophy Pregnancy and birth are normal life events - not diseases. A woman's body is designed for giving birth to her children. Childbirth happens the way it does because it is the best and safest method of bringing our children into the world. For the normal healthy woman, interfering in the natural birth process actually creates many of the very problems we want to avoid. Mothers are not meant to be drugged, babies are not meant to be separated from their mothers. Mothers do not need to be rescued from labor, and babies do not need to be rescued from birth! Interfering with a healthy mother delivering a healthy baby is not only a violation of the miracle of birth, it is also unsafe.
Homebirths Attended by Midwives are Safe For Low-Risk Women A ground breaking study, the largest of its kind, was recently published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). It showed that planned homebirths attended by Certified Professional Midwives are safer than hospital births. The results support the American Public Health Associations (APHA) recommendation to increase access to out-of-hospital maternity care services with direct entry midwives in the United States. Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America. ~ BMJ, 2005 June 18, 330(7507): 1416-19
News June 1, 2008 Insurance Companies Rejecting Women with History of Cesarean Some Companies Require Surgical Sterilization for Coverage
News Update on CESAREAN RATE December 5, 2007 Preliminary rates for 2006 National cesarean section rate = 31.1% Up from 30.3% in 2005 Cesarean section rate for Texas = 33.2% 2004 and 2005 Statistics For Texas Percent of live births by cesarean delivery by race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, each State and territory Rates for Texas | All races 1 | White total 2 | Non-Hispanic white 2 | Black total 2 | Hispanic 3 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 |
| 32.6 | 31.4 | 32.2 | 31.0 | 34.1 | 32.6 | 35.7 | 34.3 | 30.8 | 29.9 |
Source: CDC, ICAN and the hard work of Stacey Gregg, Chapter Leader Morris County NJ Birth Statistics for Texas and Bexar County Total Births, Cesareans, VBAC, Prematurity 1994 - 2004 For a complete report and information on cesarean section Birth American Style - Cesareans
Check out the trailer for an upcoming documentary: PREGNANT IN AMERICA "Peace on earth begins with birth" Midwifery Services of South Texas 830-393-0337 or 210-710-3169 midwifeservices@gmail.com | 
