Military Base Birth in Japan During COVID & Postpartum Preeclampsia

November 26, 2020 LindyCasey Birth, Pregnancy

When Laurel found out that she would give birth to her first child at an overseas military base, she was […]

Prenatal Down Syndrome Diagnosis & Unplanned Cesarean Birth

November 17, 2020 LindyCasey Birth, Family Health, Pregnancy

Megan and her husband, Matt, waited one year after their wedding to start their family. After four months of trying, […]

Two Homebirth Birth Stories

November 12, 2020 LindyCasey Birth

Rachel shares more about her birth stories in her own words below: Haven’s Birth Story My husband and I got […]

OB/GYN has a Preemie by C-section with Inadequate Anesthesia

November 11, 2020 LindyCasey Birth, Pregnancy

During Nicole’s first pregnancy, her baby was diagnosed with a rare intestinal malformation called duodenal atresia. She went into labor […]

Two Birth Center Births & PPROM Baby with Congenital Heart Defects

November 11, 2020 LindyCasey Birth

Valerie’s journey to motherhood started with a surprise pregnancy in college that unexpectedly catapulted her into the world of midwifery, […]

Black Mothers & Black Babies Do Better With Black Midwives and Doctors

October 17, 2020 LindyCasey Birth, Labor-Birth, Pregnancy

“Research published late this summer suggests that “newborn–physician racial concordance is associated with a significant improvement in mortality for Black infants,” i.e., […]

COVID-19 and Newborns

October 17, 2020 LindyCasey Birth, Breastfeeding, Health and Healing

“This study endorses the benefits of rooming-in, establishing breastfeeding, and delaying bathing on newborn outcomes and suggests that separating mothers […]