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Baby One: I woke up and went to prenatals on Tuesday morning, like any normal Tuesday, with no inkling that anything exciting was on the horizon.   At 9 a.m. I was happy to visit with a mama who is having her third baby with Andaluz any day now, whom I met in this very room, [...]

What does a triathlon have to do with midwifery? Well, this year, many of my favorite clients (Andaluz momma’s and poppa’s who have had several babies with us) had the passion and the determination to do a triathlon for our non-profit birth center and health clinic in Haiti, MamaBaby Haiti. A lot of time and [...]

We had a lovely potluck with food, dancing, face painting, and the best company ever! We love seeing our clients as their families grow. Thank you for coming! Here are some of my pictures from our potluck day in the park:

Put the Andaluz August 6th Potluck on your calendar! 4:pm to 6:30pm Hoyt Arboretum Park Steven’s Picnic Shelter 4000 SW Fairview Portland, OR Face Painting, Live Music & Dancing, Fire Dancing, Grilled Cedar Plank Salmon & BBQ Chicken,  and of course all the yummy potluck food and great company! We look forward to seeing you [...]

We are accepting registration for a seminar on Emergency Skills & Midwifery Volunteerism in Developing Countries. WHEN: Aug 18 – 19, 2011 (Thursday & Friday) WHERE: Andaluz Waterbirth Center // Portland, Oregon INSTRUCTOR: Vicki Penwell, CPM, LM, MSM WHO WILL BENEFIT: Midwives, doctors, nurses, doulas, childbirth educators and students with a desire to address the unique needs of [...]

We had over 400 clients come to our February potluck at the Children’s Museum. So nice to see familiar faces and see how baby’s have grown. Some of the “baby’s” are now 11 years old! The food line was a bit too long, but the food was yummy. Next year we need more tables! The [...]

We had 47 births in September and October. Only 3 cesareans! Lots of healthy momma’s and babies. Thank you to the hospitals for the great care and reception we received for our transports. We truly appreciate you being there for us and our clients. Thank you to the lovely families for inviting us to be [...]

Wow! We couldn’t have asked for better weather. What a beautiful day for a potluck! Thanks everyone for bringing such yummy food, and Fernando for firing up the grill with your delicious cedar plank salmon and BBQ chicken…. even though there WAS a bit of delay on that this time (he took the grill off [...]

Over 20 beautiful babies born so far this month! We are gearing up for our potluck in September and busy getting things ready for our Haiti birth center opening November 1st. Babies growing in bellies abound, including mine who has been kicking up a storm! Love, Jennifer

My favorite month! July! But where are the black berries? And the tomatoes in my garden? It’s been a bit chillier than usual this early summer, so some things have been slow to produce this month, but babies have been a plenty around here and the midwives and mommas have been busy! We had 27 [...]