BABY MOON, Resources for Birth and Life

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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.

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.

	Midwives
	Midwives Model of Care^TM 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 Care^TM 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.) ~ back to top ~		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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	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.

	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.)

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