Tender Beginnings

Home birth on the raise! no wonder we are busy

After a 14-year decline, home birth increased by 29%, according to National Center for Health Statistics on January 26. We still have a long way to go to meet the statistics of other industrialized countries. In 2009, 1 in every 90 births for non-Hispanic white women were home births 90% of the total increase in home births from 2004-2009 was due to the increase among non-Hispanic white women By contrast, the percentage of home births declined from 1990 to 2004, and remaine… Read More »

Making room for the baby!

Check out this site. It makes it very real that the other organs are “smashed” as the baby grows. http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/you/the-exhibit/your-beginning/make-room-for-baby/interactive/

Donations for Cord Blood

The State of Tennessee has adopted a law that requires health care providers inform their patients about cord blood donations. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find a facility that will accept cord blood from a home birth for the purpose of donation. Of course there are cord blood banks that will take your money to store the cord blood. Umbilical Cord Blood Banking In accordance with state law (TCA 68‐32‐105) health care professionals who provide health care ser… Read More »

The end of 2011

As I sit at my desk, the office quiet with the occasional bark of a dog, preparing the books for the end of the year, I can’t help to think about the events of the year. I have been blessed with the privilege to attend MANY births and work with my fantastic apprentices. We as a practice celebrate the holidays with an annual Christmas party. My husband exhibits his gratitude to the staff by preparing PRIME RIB! Good job Kemp! We all enjoy the joy of the season together. I… Read More »

Ezra Jonathan Bartos

Ezra Jonathan Bartos was born on Saturday morning, during one of the most memorable experiences that we as a family have ever had. He is a healthy boy and a joyful addition to our overwhelmingly blessed family. Ezra was born at home. He didn’t come before we could get to the hospital, like you see in so many movies. No, we chose to take a more natural approach to birthing and have a home water birth. When we found out that Laura was pregnant with our fourth child, she started reading a f… Read More »

Kayla’s Tender Beginning

Kayla’s Tender Beginning… To see a video of thier journey https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bT-SyfSbBJ76h0WcK2Q0EaIXZ0DIjobTEkmFegrG_lk?feat=directlink It was Saturday, August 27th 2011, and the day was like any other. My husband David was working on the computer, and I was in the nursery putting the finishing details on the wooden letters that spelled “Kayla.” David and I planned to run a few errands and enjoy a nice dinner that evening. Several weeks prio… Read More »

New Staff Pictures!

Check out the new staff pictures. The Photographer Titus Bartos is the greatest! Here is Mary Anne’s new picture. Look at the website to see

Mana and Canada here I come!!!

Mary Anne Richardson is going out of the country for a Midwifery Conference: Wednesday November 9th – Saturday November 12th This will be a conference at Niagara Falls, Canada held by MANA, ACNM, and CAM!!! Wow! The office will be closed Wednesday 11-9 and Thursday 11-10 Daphne McIntosh will be the Licensed CPM supplying coverage and is happy to be catching babies for us. Ladies please keep your legs crossed for me, I will only be gone 4 days! Lindsey Carr-Ruck wil… Read More »

15 Year Anniversary Celebration

Can you belive it,…………Tender Beginnings will be celebrating 15 years of catching babies in 2012! We want to have a gala celebration. Let’s celebrate Moms, Dads, Babies and Birthing, during Midwifery Month. Put it on your calendars Saturday, May 12th from 1:00 to 4:00. We have booked a large space so we can have games, give aways, entertainment and reunite old friends. We will gladly take suggestions. Some of the things we are thinking about are: face painti… Read More »

Birth story of Eliana Grace

Birth story of Eliana Grace March 7th 2010 If you had asked me a few years ago whether natural childbirth, let alone a home birth, was even possible you would have gotten a resounding “NO!” and “More power to those who do it natural” I had two children previously at a hospital with an OB/GYN and while my first experience was as great as it could be; I intended to have a natural birth, but I was induced and ended up with an epidural. The birth of my second c… Read More »