
NOVA Blog
Don’t Wait to Get Breastfeeding Support
“I wish I had found you sooner.” Chelsea Carver, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, hears this a lot from moms in her office.
It’s beyond getting breastfeeding tips.
Did you know that Maternal confidence is identified as a primary factor in a mother’s ability to achieve her breastfeeding goals?
3 Ways NOVA’s Childbirth Education Prepares you for Birth & Beyond
Our comprehensive childbirth education aims to teach couples, prioritizing you, rather than some rigid method. You deserve a humanizing birth experience, one where your physical and emotional needs are compassionately cared for and considered.
Black Birth Matters: In the Words of a Black Mom and Birth Worker
Imagine being pregnant in a world where all odds are against you surviving, based on the color of your skin. I identify as that woman.
Ultimate Guide to Using Your Doula for All She’s Worth
Are you considering hiring a doula? A doula is a non-medical birth professional hired by the birthing family exclusively to assist in birth preparation and…
Collaborating for Better Care of Mother & Baby
Each piece of a puzzle contributes towards the larger goal of creating a masterpiece. In my personal experience as a doctor of chiropractic, collaborating…
Supplements in Pregnancy
Adding a regime of popping pills daily - while pregnant - may seem counterintuitive. It would be so very nice if our food provided all the nutrition we needed, but sadly that is rarely the case…
Midwives: The Answer to our Maternal Health Crisis?
Did you know that in countries like Great Britain, Sweden, Norway, and France, midwives deliver over half of all new babies, AND their rates of maternal mortality are much, much lower than rates…
NOVA's Comprehensive Care Approach
NOVA Midwifery is distinct in our comprehensive care, team-based approach. We offer each family knowledge through evidence-based education, care by Certified Professional Midwives, support from…
June + July Midwifery Special
Receive $250 off NOVA’s Midwifery services if you are due in June or July or 2018!
Carol Gautschi, featured speaker at the Beautiful Midwifery Conference
Carol Gautschi, CPM, LM (NARM certified) has attended homebirths since 1978 and has worked as a Classical Holistic Midwife on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula since 1979. She's been married since…
3 Travel Tips
With each holiday season comes travel. And, those long trips can create challenges for pelvic health. Sitting for long periods of time causes tension, pain….
Mary Cooper: "Defuse the Fear"
Mary Cooper, veteran midwife, joins NOVA this Spring for Nashville's Premier Midwifery Conference "BEAUTIFUL"…
Tapestry of Sound
This spoken word poem was written by Chelsea Carver, and performed at NOVA's Motherhood Speaks event in Fall 2015…
Amplifying Cesarean Awareness
“The U.S. Cesarean rate continues to climb annually, and is currently at its highest rate, affecting 1 in 3 women and babies. Nature isn’t failing…
Hey Mama at the park today,
Hey Mama at the park today, you were nursing your babe and playing with her chubby little hand, all the while your toddler…
Doula Support: Being a Benefit
Before I reached 5 centimeters with my first baby, I knew with every fiber of my birthing being that the next time…
Cesarean Birth
A Cesarean birth can be an incredible moment during which a mother gives birth to her baby and is able to bond through uninterrupted…
Options for Breech Presentation
A baby that is breech is positioned in such a way that the baby's bottom or feet will be delivered…
The Safety of Waterbirth for Low Risk Pregnancies
Studies on waterbirth have found that newborns that are born underwater do…
The Power of Breastmilk
“Scientists have developed an antibiotic from human breast milk that can wipe out certain….”