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Midwife Beth Broderson Bray helps her client (Baby Moon mom Kristin) out of the jacuzzi and into a warm blanket during active labor.
Tools for Making Important Decisions

Midwives

Doulas

Breastfeeding Support

Recommended Reading

Online Resources

LOCAL BIRTH RESOURCES
Our mentor and friend, the late Beth Broderson Bray, helps her client (Baby Moon mom Kristin) out of the jacuzzi and into a warm blanket during active labor.

 

Tools for Making Important Decisions & Questions to Ask

Tips & Tools to help with the challenge of making informed maternity decisions.

How Do I Choose My Caregiver?

How Do I Choose My Birth Setting?

Having a Baby? 10 Questions to Ask


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Midwives
Midwives Model of CareTM

Finding out if a midwife will provide the Midwifery Model of Care

Nancy Shirey, CNM
(
Associates for Women's Care)
St. Joseph East
Lexington, KY
859.381.1066


Katie Isaac, CNM
(Women's Care of the Bluegrass)
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
(satellite office in Versailles, KY)
502.227.BABY (2229)
866.861.6157


Joanna Miller, CNM
(Dr. Mark Pascuzzi)
Winchester, KY
859.744.2623


Melody A. Quesenberry, CNM
(Georgetown Obstetrics & Gynecology)
Georgetown, KY
502.868.0338


The University of Kentucky does not offer midwifery services at this time. If you are looking for the Midwives Model of CareTM but must give birth at UK, consider a family practice physician such as:

Jennifer Joyce, MD
Family Practice
Call Marsha at 859.323.4672 to schedule.
(You will automatically be placed with a Family Practice Resident unless you specify otherwise.)



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Candace Robinson, CPM
Empowered Birth Services
Lexington, KY & surrounding
859.548.8755
EmpoweredBirth@alltel.net
www.empoweredbirth.org


Donna Galati, CNM
Lexington, KY & surrounding
859.489.1409
dmg_natural@yahoo.com
www.monarchmidwifery.com


Linda Dott, Midwife
Lexington, KY & surrounding
502.829.5277


Sarah Hood, CPM
Lexington, KY & surrounding
859.576.6550
sarahhoodcpm@gmail.com


Kendra Adkisson, Student Midwife, CLD, LMT
Lexington, KY & surrounding
859.619.0167
kendra.adkisson@gmail.com


Mary Lynne Kays, CNM
Ruth McConnell, CNM, ARNP
Edna Jeannette (Jean) Pence, CNM, ARNP
Darlene Witten, ARNP
(Elizabethtown Physicians for Women)
Elizabethtown, KY
270.769.5963


Brenda Alexander, CNM
(Center for Women's Health)
Bardstown, KY 40004
502.349.1411


Midwives Care, Inc.*
Cincinnati, OH
513.681.4900
midwivescare@midwivescare.com
The Story of Midwives Care: A Birth Center in Cincinnati
*No longer able to deliver babies due to a withdrawal of medical back-up care; offering prenatal care only.


For referrals in the Louisville Area, please visit the Birth Care Network.

 

Doulas (see the Doulas page for more information)
A doula is a trained professional labor support specialist who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to women and their partners throughout labor and birth. Research shows that in doula-assisted births:

~ Cesarean section rate is reduced by 50%.
~ Length of labor is reduced by 25%.
~ Epidural requests are reduced by 60%.
~ Use of other narcotics for pain relief is reduced by 30%.
~ Oxytocin (Pitocin) use is reduced by 40%.
~ Use of forceps in delivery is reduced by 40%.


For more information about how a doula can help you to have a safe and satisfying birth as you define it, see All About Doulas or contact us.

Questions to ask when interviewing a doula

Please see the Doulas page for a listing of birth and postpartum doulas providing services in Central Kentucky, and for more information.

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Recommended Reading: You need to know more than just 'what to expect!'
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation
Pam England and Rob Horowitz

The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth
William Sears, M.D. and Martha Sears, R.N.

The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth
Sheila Kitzinger

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
Ina May Gaskin

An Easier Childbirth: A Mother's Guide for Birthing Normally
Gayle Peterson, Ph.D. (Read online excerpts from the book.)

Your Amazing Newborn
Marshall Klaus, M.D. and Phyllis Klaus (A must-read during pregnancy! See online excerpts.)

The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth
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See the Links page for many more online resources for pregnancy, birth, babycare, and life as a new mom.


If you would like to talk to women who have experience with any of the practitioners listed here, contact us.

 

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