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Birth Announcements
2017
Breath of Life Midwifery welcomed 27 babies into the world in 2017. We had 11 boys and 16 girls. Our largest baby was 9lb 13oz and our smallest baby was 5lb 15oz. 81% of labors that started at home birthed at home. We helped 4 families birth at home after a previous cesarean (HBAC) and 3 incredibly strong and amazing mamas gave birth by cesarean. Our cesarean rate for the year was only 11% and our vbac rate was 80%. Breath of Life Midwifery is so honored walk alongside the families we served in 2017!
12/21/17 - Baby Boy - 9lb 3oz
12/18/17 - Baby Boy - 6lb 6oz
11/27/17 - Baby Boy - 7lb 1oz
10/25/17 - Baby Boy - 6lb 11oz
08/21/17 - Baby Girl - 5lb 15oz
08/20/17 - Baby Girl - 8lb 0oz
08/13/17 - Baby Boy - 8lb 5oz
07/16/17 - Baby Girl - 7lb 7oz
07/10/17 - Baby Girl - 7lb 0oz
06/28/17 - Baby Boy - 9lb 12oz
06/20/17 - Baby Girl - 8lb 15oz
06/18/17 - Baby Boy - 6lb 6oz
05/14/17 - Baby Girl - 6;b 3oz
05/17/17 - Baby Girl - 8lb 3oz
04/27/17 - Baby Boy - 7lb 11oz
04/21/17 - Baby Boy - 9lb 9oz
04/10/17 - Baby Girl - -9lb 13oz
03/28/17 - Baby Boy - 8lb 0oz
3/28/17 - Baby Boy - 8lb 2oz
3/12/17 - Baby Girl - 8lb 12oz
3/9/17 - Baby Girl - 7lb 11oz
2/20/17 - Baby Girl - 6lb 15oz
02/05/17 - Baby Girl - 8lb 2oz
01/22/17 - Baby Girl - 8lb 12oz
01/13/17 - Baby Girl - 9lb 12oz
01/07/17 - Baby Girl - 8lb 15oz
01/03/17 - Baby Girl - 8lb 5oz
2016 Birth Statistics
We had the busiest year on record in 2016. Olivia Moran joined our team as an apprentice. We were able to build our collaborative efforts with many midwives, an obstetrician, and a pediatrician. Our community mourned the loss of Wanda Smith, an amazing midwife, mother, and friend. We took on nearly her entire client load because I was her former apprentice, midwifery partner, and back-up midwife. We assisted 40 families with their births, 13 were first time moms. 2016 brought a large number of clients that risked out of homebirth care prenatally, but about 85% of the mothers that started labor at home, birthed at home. We had 7 VBACs, 6 at home, including an HBA2C. We had 7 cesarean births (including those who risked out prenatally), making our rate for the year 17.5%. Because of these mothers and a supportive doctor, Lewis Gale Hospital is now doing skin to skin cesareans. Reasons for those cesareans include: 2 elective breech cesarean births, 1 placenta previa, 2 for fetal distress, and 2 at 42+ weeks with an unsuccessful induction attempt with additional factors. We welcomed another vaginal breech baby born at home without complication. Our largest baby weighed 10lb15oz and our smallest was 6lb 8oz. There were 23 girls and 17 boys. There were 3 waterbirths and a baby born in the back of an apprentice's mini-van. We appreciate all the families that allowed us the honor of assisting with their births!
12/28/16 - Baby Girl - 10lb 4oz
12/18/16 - Baby Girl - 8lb 10oz
12/14/16 - Baby Boy
12/7/16 - Baby Boy
11/10/16 - Baby Girl - 7lb 3oz
11/6/16 - Baby Girl - 7lb 12oz
11/02/16 - Baby Girl
10/29/16 - Baby Girl - 8lb 1oz
10/13/16 - Baby Boy - 7lb 4oz
09/30/16 - Baby Boy - 8lb 6oz
09/30/16- Baby Boy - 7lb 9oz
09/30/16 - Baby Girl - 10lb 5oz
09/21/16 - Baby Boy - 6lb 14oz
09/20/16 - Baby Boy - 6lb 13oz
09/19/16 - Baby Boy - 7lb 12oz
08/19/16 Baby Boy - 6lb 8oz
08/15/16 Baby Boy - 7lb 0oz
08/03/16 Baby Girl - 8lb 3oz
08/01/16 Baby Boy - 9lb 5oz
07/26/16 Baby Girl - 6lb 12oz
07/24/16 Baby Girl - 8lb 3oz
07/20/16 Baby Boy - 7lb 9oz
07/12/16 Baby Boy - 8lb 0oz
07/10/16 Baby Boy - 9lb 0oz
07/07/16 Baby Girl - 7lb 14oz
07/02/16 Baby Girl - 8lb 1oz
06/23/16 Baby Boy -
06/16/16 Baby Boy -
06/09/16 Baby Boy - 8lb 3oz
06/06/16 Baby Girl - 7lb 1oz
04/15/16 Baby Girl - 10lb 0oz
04/11/16 Baby Girl - 8lb 1oz
03/22/16 Baby Girl - 8lb 4oz
03/18/16 Baby Boy - 7lb 11oz
02/16/16 Baby Girl 8lb 7oz
01/28 Baby Girl - 6lb 8oz
01/22 Baby Girl - 9lb 13oz
01/19 Baby Girl - 6lb 13oz
01/14 Baby Girl - 7lb 5oz
01/08 Baby Boy - 8lb 10oz
2015 Birth Statistics
Although it was a slow year, there was a lot of learning and growing within Breath of Life Midwifery. We were honored to assist 14 families with their births in 2015. We had 9 girls and 5 boys born. Amanda Bunn joined our team as an apprentice. Only 1 mother transferred before labor and 1 transferred in labor, our total transfer rate was 14%. There were 2 waterbirths, 1 VBAC, and 1 medically necessary cesarean. Our cesarean rate for the year was only 6.7%. Our largest baby of the year weighed 11lb 6oz and our smallest baby weighed 5lb 13oz. We had two unplanned vaginal breech births with excellent outcomes. Thank you to the families that partnered with us in 2015!
2014 Birth Statistics
12/15 Baby Boy - 8lb 3oz - Roanoke, VA
12/05 Baby Boy - 8lb 14oz - Roanoke, VA
11/21 Baby Boy - 8lb 4oz - Roanoke, VA
10/25 Baby Boy - 7lb 3oz - Salem, VA
10/17 Baby Boy - 8lb 1oz - Salem, VA
09/10 Baby Boy - 6lb 15oz - Roanoke, VA
09/06 Baby Girl - 7lb 3oz - Christiansburg, VA
09/03 Baby Boy - 7lb 15oz - Bedford, VA
08/25 Baby Boy - 10 lb 12oz - Bedford, VA
08/22 Twin Baby Girls - 5lb11oz - Charlottesville, VA
07/28 Baby Boy - 7lb 0oz - Roanoke, VA
07/24 Baby Girl - 9lb 3oz - Princeton, WV
07/5 Baby Boy - 9lb 2oz - Blue Ridge, VA
06/09 Baby Boy - 7lb 7oz - Roanoke, VA
05/18 Baby Girl - 11lb 0oz - Hillsville, VA
05/11 Baby Boy - 7lb 6oz - Blacksburg, VA
05/10 Baby Boy - 5lb 6oz - Bluefield, VA
05/08 Baby Boy - 8lb 12oz - Roanoke, VA
05/08 Twin Baby Boy & Girl - 6lb 7oz & 5lb 10oz - Roanoke, VA
04/30 Baby Boy - 7lb 8oz - Christiansburg, VA
04/21 Baby Girl - 7lb 3oz - Roanoke, VA
03/29 Baby Boy - 7lb 3oz - Roanoke, VA
03/24 Baby Boy - 8lb 7oz - Buchanan, VA
03/23 Baby Girl - 9lb 8oz - Charlottesville, VA
02/08 Baby Girl - 8lb 14oz - Blacksburg, VA
01/27 Baby Girl - 7lb 14oz - Salem, VA
01/17 Baby Girl - 7lb 8oz - Vinton, VA
2013 Birth Statistics
Breath of Life Midwifery welcomed 20 babies into the world this year, 11 girls and 9 boys. Our largest baby was 9lb 12oz and was an HBA2C. Our smallest was 5lb 9oz.
10/27/13 - Baby Girl -
09/08/13 - Baby Girl - 5lb 9oz
08/13/13 - Baby Girl - 7lb 8oz
07/27/13 - Baby Boy - 8lb 4oz
07/19/13 - Baby Girl - 8lb 2oz
06/13/13 - Baby Girl - 8lb 5oz
06/07/13 - Baby Boy -
05/26/13 - Baby Girl - 7lb 11oz
05/15/13 - Baby Girl - 7lb 4oz
05/14/13 - Baby Boy - 8lb 2oz
05/01/13 - Baby Boy -
04/20/13 - Baby Boy - 7lb 13oz
04/06/13 - Baby Girl - 7lb 0oz
03/25/13 - Baby Boy - 9lb 12oz
03/09/13 - Baby Girl - 9lb 1oz
02/21/13 - Baby Boy -
02/21/13 - Baby Boy - 8lb 9oz
01/21/13 - Baby Girl - 8lb 1oz
01/19/13 - Baby Girl - 9lb 0oz
2012 Birth Statistics
We assisted 20 families in their births this year, 11 girls 9 boys. 9 babies were born to first time mothers. Our largest baby was 10lb 8oz and our smallest was 6lb 12 oz. There were 3 VBACs, including an HBA4C. Our cesarean rate was 5%. About 80% of the mothers that started labor at home, birthed at home without complication. We had the unique experience of being featured in a Roanoke Times documentary about homebirth. Thank you to all of the wonderful families we served in 2012!
12/17/12 - Baby Boy - 9lb 0oz
12/16/17 - Baby Girl - 7lb 8oz
12/2/12 - Baby Girl - 7lb 14oz
11/29/12 - Baby Boy - 7lb 0oz
11/25/12 - Baby Boy - 7lb 8oz
11/18/12 - Baby Boy - 8lb 0oz
10/27/12 - Baby Girl - 7lb 12oz
10/17/12 - Baby Girl - 8lb 5oz
10/08/12 - Baby Boy - 6lb 13oz
9/18/12 - Baby Girl - 8lb 7oz
09/18/12 - Baby Boy - 7lb 12oz
8/30/12 - Baby Boy - 10lb 8oz
8/19/12 - Baby Girl - 7lb 10oz
7/29/12 - Baby Boy - 6lb 12oz
06/26/12 - Baby Girl - 7lb 8oz
4/26/12 - Baby Girl - 8lb 7oz
3/30/12 - Baby Boy 8lb 8oz
3/30/12 - Baby Girl - 8lb 14oz
3/1/12 - Baby Girl -
1/10/12 - Baby Girl - 9lb 15oz