Birth Stories

It is a core belief at The Birth Center that pregnancy and birth are normal, healthy events in the life of a family. We treat families with respect and acknowledge them as capable of making choices that fit their values, beliefs, and lifestyles. Although birth experiences vary as much as the babies that are born here, there is a common thread that most women have--personalized, professional care. We think it makes for a nice way for a family to be born.




2012 Thu 26th Jan Ryker Andrew Feuerstein's Birth Story
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by Natalie Feuerstein on 26 January 2012

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The birth story of my third baby really begins with the birth of his older sister and brother. Pregnancy and birth is an amazing and beautiful time, a natural part of the cycle of life.  Women were designed to carry babies in the womb, nourish them, and birth them.  It is natural, it is normal, and it is not a medical phenomenon to be “treated”.  Before I was even pregnant with my first born, I knew I wanted to bring my baby into  I knew  I wanted to bring my baby into this world with as little intervention as possible…but what exactly did that mean?  I would soon find out just how challenging a “natural and normal” birth experience could be without the supportive like-minded environment that every woman and baby deserves. My first born, beautiful little girl was born in Southern California with an OBGYN, a hospital, a nurse pit crew, Pitocin, and a whole lot of unnecessary angst.  I didn’t fully realize the power of...

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