Amherst Homebirth Midwifery: Beth Anne Moonstone, CPM

Amherst Homebirth Midwifery is located in Amherst, MA.

Homebirth midwifery care including waterbirth and VBAC
Healing Arts: Reiki, Chakra Balancing, Homeopathy for women, children and the childbearing years.
Woman Centered Well Woman Care

My midwifery practice is based on the knowledge that birth is a sacred and natural process. Women already have the wisdom within them to give birth. Women can become empowered through birth. It is my belief that women give birth with their hearts and bodies NOT with their head. I strongly encourage and assist women to educate themselves about birth options and make choices based on their knowledge and intuition.

Homebirth Research and a Recommended Reading list

Amherst Homebirth Midwifery is owned by Beth Anne Moonstone, Midwife, CPM.

Homebirth

Our Services
Gallery of Birth Images
Nathan - a Breech Homebirth with a postpartum transport
Ambiana's Home Waterbirth Video
Tiarnan's Home VBAC Waterbirth Video
Persephone's Birth Story

Healing Arts

Homeopathic Consultations
Healing Arts
Well Woman Care
Reiki Training & Classes

Amherst Homebirth Midwifery

About us
Contact Research and Recommended Reading
Recommended Links of Interest

Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) A Certified Professional Midwife is an independent practitioner who has met the standards for certification set by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) and is qualified to provide the Midwifery Model of Care. The NARM certification process recognizes multiple routes of entry into midwifery and includes verification of knowledge and skills and the successful completion of both a Written Examination and a Skills Assessment. The CPM credential requires training in out- of-hospital births. (MANA 9/5/96)
Midwifery Model of CareThe Midwifery Model of Care is based on the fact that pregnancy and birth are normal life events. The Midwifery Model of Care includes: monitoring the physical, psychological, and social well- being of the mother throughout the childbearing cycle; providing the mother with individualized education, counseling, and prenatal care, continuous hands-on assistance during labor and delivery, and postpartum support; minimizing technological interventions; and identifying and referring women who require obstetrical attention. The application of this woman-centered model has been proven to reduce the incidence of birth injury, trauma, and cesarean section.(MANA 5/15/96)

Homebirth

Healing Arts

Amherst Homebirth Midwifery

"We have a secret in our culture...and it's not that birth is painful. It's that women are strong" Laura Stavoe Harm

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