Author Archive: Plum Midwifery
The midwives and staff at Plum Midwifery in the Comox Valley, B.C. support women and their choices in childbirth.They regularly answer questions for readers at Our Big Earth.
Ask A Midwife – Breastfeeding Restrictions & Pregnancy Pains
Editor’s Note: Good Morning. It’s time for our Ask A Midwife column from Plum Midwifery. We had four interesting and provocative questions posed to this team of midwives from women throughout the OBE community and are excited to share their insightful response. The Plum Midwifery crew includes Joanne Daviau, Amy Kelly, Emma Gledhill and Jessie [...]
Ask A Midwife – Caffeine, Heartburn, Fish Oil and Flu Shots
Editor’s Note: Good Morning. It’s time for our Ask A Midwife column from Plum Midwifery. We had four interesting and provocative questions posed to this team of midwives from women throughout the OBE community and are excited to share their insightful response. The Plum Midwifery crew includes Joanne Daviau, Amy Kelly, Emma Gledhill and Jessie [...]
Ask A Midwife – Leg Cramps and Strep B Testing
Editor’s Note: Good Morning. It’s time for our Ask A Midwife column from Plum Midwifery. We had two interesting and provocative questions posed to this team of midwives from women throughout the OBE community and are excited to share their insightful response. The Plum Midwifery crew includes Joanne Daviau, Amy Kelly, Emma Gledhill and Jessie [...]
Ask A Midwife – Empowered Parenting through Informed Choice
Editor’s Note: Yesterday, I took my 3-hour glucose test for gestational diabetes at the hospital. At 30-weeks pregnant, fasting for 14 hours, drinking a bottle of sugar water and having my blood drawn every hour was not my optimal way to start any Thursday. But, I knew it had to be done. Pushing 40, with [...]
Ask A Midwife – Circumcision, Depression And Water Birth
Editor’s Note: Good Morning. It’s time for our Ask A Midwife column from Plum Midwifery. We had three interesting questions posed to this team of midwives from women throughout the OBE community, and are excited to share their insightful response. The Plum Midwifery crew includes Joanne Daviau, Amy Kelly, Emma Gledhill and Jessie Shannon, as [...]
Ask A Midwife – Hip Pain, Episiotimies, Yoga & More
Editor’s Note: Good Morning. It’s time for our Ask A Midwife column from Plum Midwifery. We had four interesting and provocative questions posed to this team of midwives from women throughout the OBE community, and are excited to share their insightful response. The Plum Midwifery crew includes Joanne Daviau, Amy Kelly, Emma Gledhill and Jessie [...]
Ask A Midwife – Back Pain, Swelling, Amnios & Hemorrhoids
Editor’s Note: Good Morning. It’s time for our Ask A Midwife column from Plum Midwifery. We had four interesting and provocative questions posed to this team of midwives from women throughout the OBE community and are excited to share their insightful response. The Plum Midwifery crew includes Joanne Daviau, Amy Kelly, Emma Gledhill and Jessie [...]
Ask A Midwife – Breech, Sickness, Cycles & Loss
Editor’s Note: Good morning. The crew from Plum Midwifery is here this morning answering four very interesting and provocative questions about pregnancy and childbirth – all submitted by OBE readers (thanks to everyone for your fantastic questions). The Plum Midwifery crew includes Joanne Daviau, Amy Kelly, Emma Gledhill and Jessie Shannon, as well as the [...]
Ask a Midwife – HBAC, Weight Gain, Soft Cheese & Sleep
Editor’s Note: Good Morning. It’s the first Friday of the month and that means it’s time for our Ask A Midwife column from Plum Midwifery. We had four interesting and provocative questions posed to this team of midwives from women throughout the OBE community and are excited to share their insightful response. The Plum Midwifery [...]
Ask A Midwife – Top 5 Questions From Pregnant Women
Editor’s Note: Good Morning! It is with the greatest of pleasure that we launch the new Ask A Midwife column here on OBE with the midwives of Plum Midwifery joining us monthly to answer your questions about pregnancy and childbirth. I’m honored to introduce you to Joanne Daviau, Amy Kelly, Emma Gledhill and Jessie Shannon, [...]
