Manassas Midwifery and Women's Health Center

Birth Matters Virginia Prince William Next Meeting May 10

04/26/2012 20:31:00

The next Birth Matters Virginia Prince William Chapter meeting will be held at 8425 Dorsey Circle Suite 102 from 6pm-8pm. The meeting will begin with a potluck supperat 5:30pm , followed by a movie, The Business of Being Born, a documentary by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein about birth practices in the United States. All are welcome to attend!!!

Birth Matters Prince William Chapter starts!

04/13/2012 23:32:00

Birth Matters Prince William Chapter

http://www.pwcva.com/birth-matters-chapter-prince-william-county-opens.html

The first Birth Matters Prince William Chapter has officially started! Individuals from around the county gathered at Manassas Midwifery on April 12th to discuss local birth practices and plans for the upcoming year.Meetings will be held on a monthly basis.

To learn more, please call our office at 703 330 3285.

Join us for Grand Rounds at Prince William Hospital 2/9/12!

02/03/2012 14:33:00

Join us for Grand Rounds at Prince William Hospital where we will present information about out of hospital birth!

Thursday February 9,2012 12-1:15pm

Prince William Hospital, Medical Office Building- 4th Floor Conference center

8700 Sudley Road

Manassas Virginia 20110

"The Midwifery Model of Care, Birth Center and Home Birth Basics"
Presented by Manassas Midwifery and Women's Health Center

Learning Objectives-
1. To present the Midwifery Model of Care
2. To review background information and statistics about out of hospital birth
3. To present data from Manassas Midwifery and a local out of hospital practice

Hope to see you there!

Wait three minutes before clamping cord to prevent iron deficiency anemia

12/14/2011 23:37:00

Common practice by out of hospital providers, recommended in hospital setting.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/237769.php

Pregnant mothers can safely choose where to give birth if they have low risk of complications

12/14/2011 23:32:00

Check out this article referencing a study from BMJ.com!

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/238221.php

Delayed Cord Clamping

12/08/2011 11:34:00

Check out this cool article on delayed cord clamping! Great pictures and evidence to support this practice!

http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/12/07/new-research-on-cutting-the-cord-and-some-cool-pictures-too/

Birth choices in our community

12/07/2011 00:32:00

How do YOU feel about the birth options available to our community?

Do you feel that women have a choice of birth attendants and are able to decide where and with whom they have their babies?

What would you change about birth options in our community?

We would love to have your feedback! Let's get the dialogue going!!!!

FREE Childbirth Education Series!

12/07/2011 00:26:00

Did you know....

A FREEChildbirth Education Series will be held on the second and third Saturday each month!

Spanish (9am-12pm) and English (12:30-3:30pm)!

All classes take place at our Educational Suite which is located at 8425 Dorsey Circle Suite 102 Manassas VA 20110

To register for our classes,

please call 703 330 3285

A $20 refundable registration fee is required.

We moved!

10/03/2011 13:23:00

We moved! : )

Come visit us at 8425 Dorsey Circle Suite 102 Manassas VA 20110

We still offer Centering Prenatal Care, Childbirth Classes on the second and third Saturday each month and a Breast feeding Support Group on the Fourth Saturday of each month.

Come experience Manassas Midwifery and Women's Health Center!

Centering Prenatal Care comes to Prince William Co

05/20/2011 10:14:00

Did you know that Centering is a fun , exciting way to receive prenatal care?

Get to know other moms with similar due dates and have fun learning about pregnancy health and good nutrition.

We are currently the only provider in Prince William County offering Centering Prenatal Care! Come experience the excitement! Registration is currently open for due dates from August-November!

Call today to register!