Author: Ariel Swift

Gestational Diabetes   Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that develops during pregnancy. Pregnancy affects your body’s physiology in different ways. This may alter your body’s ability to process sugar, sometimes resulting in gestational diabetes.   Anyone can develop gestational diabetes, regardless of whether they have a history of metabolic issues. We test every… Continue reading Gestational Diabetes

Postpartum Care   At Sacred Roots Birth & Wellness Center, we understand the importance of the postpartum period, so we start helping you prepare for it early during your prenatal journey.    Pregnancy, albeit a physiological process, puts the birthing person’s body through various physical and chemical changes. After pregnancy, as the body adapts to… Continue reading Postpartum Care

How Many People Can Be At My Birth? One of the most crucial elements of drafting a birth plan is deciding who you want on your birth team. Since labor and birth are special times in your life, the people who accompany you can make all the difference.   There are no restrictions on who… Continue reading How Many People Can Be At My Birth?

Preconception Counseling   Preconception counseling is a specialized healthcare service that offers support, guidance, and medical advice to people planning to have a baby. Its primary goal is to enhance the health and well-being of potential parents before pregnancy. By addressing and optimizing various factors related to preconception health, preconception counseling aims to increase the… Continue reading Preconception Counseling

Transferring to Sacred Roots Care   If you started your pregnancy journey at a hospital or elsewhere and want to transfer your care to Sacred Roots Birth & Wellness Center, you are welcome here!    Maybe you aren’t satisfied with the quality of care you’re getting or simply want to switch to a more holistic… Continue reading Transferring into Sacred Roots Care

What You Need to Know About Induction   While you may be familiar with some of the most common aspects of labor, you may be less familiar with how labor actually starts. Popular media often sends confusing messages about the beginning of labor, but we want our clients and community to have a strong understanding… Continue reading What You Need to Know About Induction

Class 4: Chest & Breastfeeding   As part of our birthing and parenting education, we offer four different classes to our families. Go back to find our blogs on Labor and Birth, Coping with Unmedicated Birth, and Newborn/Postpartum Care.    Each class aims to cover an important aspect relating to birth or parenting that will… Continue reading Class 4: Chest & Breastfeeding

Do You Offer Water Birth?   Water birth is a great option for labor because of the different benefits it provides, relaxing and alleviating some of the back pain or discomfort felt during labor. It’s a great method to encourage physiologic birth and in most cases poses no significant risk for the mother or the… Continue reading Do You Offer Water Birth?

How do I Know if a Birth Center is Right for Me?   Birth centers have received more attention lately due to the true benefits they provide the birthing person. Are you considering if you are the right candidate to opt for a birth center birth? It can be an intimidating decision at first, but… Continue reading How do I Know if a Birth Center is Right for Me?