Babymoon Blog
Delaying the First Bath
Waiting to bathe babies after birth leads to better outcomes, according to an Illinois nurse conducting research on the subject. Unable to find significant research about the benefits of delaying the newborn bath, nurse Courtney Buss spent six months observing and...
Vitamin D in Pregnancy
With a growing (and sometimes overwhelming) checklist for a healthy pregnancy, here’s an easy one: Vitamin D supplementation! New research shows that taking Vitamin D supplements during pregnancy may help protect against asthma and other respiratory infections. The...
Eat Dates Around Your Date
As your pregnancy winds to an end and you find yourself stocking up on diapers, prepping your bag for the birth center, and finishing your childbirth education classes, there’s one other thing to remember… DATES! Hop in the car and head to a natural foods store...
Nurses and Cesarean Rate
With one out every three babies currently being born surgically in the United States, health care providers, researchers, and consumers are all beginning to question what can be done to lower the Cesarean rate and consequently the associated risks for moms and babies....
Women Catching Their Own Babies
A few months ago while retelling a birth story in my Lamaze class, I got to the part where “mom reached down and caught her baby,” and was met with giggles at the use of the term. We talk about about “catching babies,” pretty frequently around the birth center. A...
Undisturbed First Hour
We often use the term “undisturbed birth” to describe a birth free of interventions and other stress-inducing factors that disrupt the natural hormonal process that takes place in a physiologic birth. But as research shows, that period of minimal disturbance should...
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Babymoon Inn is a full-scope midwifery practice and wellness center with locations in Phoenix and Tucson. Our team is committed to improving maternal outcomes and providing personalized, evidence-based care to all people.