Looking for a homebirth midwife in Northern Colorado?

You found me! Carrie Blake, CPM Homebirth Midwifery Care

phone: 970.481.9012 email:  [email protected]

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NEW!! Babies of 2007 NEW !!Babies of 2008

STATISTICS (updated January 2008) ...I try to keep this page updated and accurate, it is a snapshot view that I have put togther as an interesting fyi...

TOTAL NUMBER OF BIRTHS -- 129 Home - 81 Birth Center - 30 (Senegal West Africa) Hospital - 18 (planned hospital) No Artificial Pain Relief - 115 Narcotics for Pain Relief- 1 Epidural for Pain Relief- 10 Spinal for Planned C-Section- 3 Induction - 6 C-section - 4 (1 planned breech, 1 unplanned breech, 2 infection) Episiotomy - 3 [done in hospital]] Tear (>1st degree) - 14 (8 in hospital) Vacuum Delivery - 2 [done by an O.?B., not me!] Forceps Delivery - 2 [ditto] Babies Resuscitated - 5 Postpartum Hemorrhage (blood loss >500cc) dealt with - 11 Shoulder dystocia - 5 Nuchal cord - 21 Nuchal hand - 23 AND JUST FOR FUN... Boys - 69 Girls - 60

Senegal 2005 -- Mommy and babe days after birth

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...the midwife said, "Don't be afraid..." Genesis 35

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