Today we had a first time mom have a planned breech birth at home, in a warm pool of water. I got the call this morning saying she had just started early labor with contractions every 6 – 8 minutes apart. She was still chatty and sounded excited, and we told her to call us [...]
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5 babies in 1 day
Today we had 5 babies born, including a planned breech birth and the birth of the first baby of one of our midwives, Jesica. It was a busy morning with 3 momma’s water’s (amniotic fluid) breaking within 10 minutes of each other around 6am. All the midwives were busy taking care of women in labor [...]
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Paint Colors for Portland Birth Center
So, I keep getting requests for the paint colors in Portland. Everything excepting Tierra is from Miller Paints the Devine line. Here goes: Reception is Teak and Oak. Reception bathroom & kitchen is Blush. Brisa Room is in Reflection. Solana Room is in Cashew. Hallway is in Oak. Florencia is Reflection. Ella’s Room is in Brick. Tierra room is in Miller [...]
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Our new site is being uploaded today!
Our new website is being uploaded today, September 8th, and should be fully functioning today or tomorrow. Please visit us again later to see our new and improved website! Thank you to everyone who helped with this huge project the past few months. Needmore Design for making it, Fernando and Jennifer for designing it, Luisa Vega [...]
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Our potluck in the park was fabulous!
As usual, our summer potluck was well attended, the live music from Fools in Paradise was infectious for dancing (especially for the toddlers), the food everyone brought was amazing, and Fernando’s BBQ chicken and cedar plank salmon were devoured. The free Hawaiian shaved ice was delicious and it was fun to watch them hand crank [...]
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Lynn's Birth Testimonial
A testimonial from Lynn: We were overjoyed to have found out about waterbirth and Andaluz. Knowing there was an alternative to a hospital experience is what gave us the confidence to move forward and start our family. We felt listened to at every pre-natal care appointment, and I, as the woman who would be giving [...]
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Jesica
Jesica Dolin is a native Oregonian, born at home and raised in Beaverton, and a proud Portlander since 1996. Jesica knew she was going to be a midwife from the time she was 3 years old when she started drawing stick figure women giving birth. She has a Bachelor’s of Science in Midwifery, and has [...]
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Katherine
Katherine Greer did not set out originally to become a midwife. She was working as a nurse in the intensive care unit when her son was born with a midwife. Through the process of pregnancy, her son’s birth, and the transition to life with a child, her respect and appreciation for a midwife’s role grew [...]
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Tracy
Tracy Lawson-Allen has enjoyed a lifelong interest and devotion to mothers and babies. She was inspired by the birth of her son in 2000, a hospital birth with a midwife, to serve others in childbirth. She left that experience realizing that she hadn’t been sick or in need of hospital care, and most of all [...]
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Adele
Adele Rose has been attending births since 1977. She became a primary attendant in 1981 serving a very rural community on the SW Washington & NW Oregon coast. She worked as an empirically trained home birth midwife for 15 years. In 1996 Adele decided to formalize her midwifery education by attending Birthingway College of Midwifery in [...]
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