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Lotus Community Birthing Center supports family-centered, natural birthing choices. Medicaid accepted

08/30/2026

Hurray for this Sunday afternoon delight! (Yes I know what that phrase means but I’m repurposing it!)

Mom succeeded in her goal of achieving a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). Just when she thought she wanted to give up, she asked for nitrous oxide which helped her greatly to get through transition. After a little work reducing an anterior lip, mom was ready to push. Both grandmas and aunts were present to cheer them on. Dad caught this slippery BIG guy after only 40 minutes of pushing! Best surprise, however, was that he came out “normal” (occiput anterior, facing the floor) and did a complete 360 spin to prove he had been “sunny side up” (occipit posterior, facing the ceiling) all along!

Shoutout to Margaret Lipton, CNM, for her assist today!

07/26/2026

This mama came in thinking she was moving into active labor, but in fact she was complete and her water broke while she was getting up on the exam table! And then she started pushing so we had to rush downstairs to the Birth center where 20 minutes later she gave birth to this young person!

Shoutout to Margaret Lipton, CNM, for jumping into the car and leaving church to assist!

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Varshna Narumanchi Midwife Ibclc

06/30/2026

This sweet girl claimed today as her birth day in lieu of her due date… said she did not want to be an Independence Day baby! Not even a 250th anniversary Independence Day baby!

First time mom and dad did an excellent job bringing her safely into the world. Shoutout to Margaret Lipton, CNM, of Georgetown Family Services who jumped out of bed and and drove like - well, let’s not say how quickly she drove - to get here!

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03/21/2026

This sweet mama showed up with her midwife Katie Stotts (Midwifery of Austin) with very strong contractions well beyond what she had experienced with her other labors. Baby’s position strongly suggested she was trying to rotate and was “sunny side up” causing back labor! She got through it though and delivered in the birth pool. Baby is a very professional nurser!

02/26/2026

Midwives having fun…

Many thanks to Joan Doglio Smith Cnm for leading us today and to Ashley Kelly, RN, with CooperSurgical to show us how to use a Bakri system. Also thanks to all the attendees for their enthusiasm and desire to improve out of hospital birth services!

02/25/2026

Looking forward to hosting some of Austin’s finest home birth midwives for emergency drills! Many thanks to Joan Doglio Smith Cnm for sharing her 30+ years of wisdom and expertise and for leading the training tomorrow!

01/17/2026

We can’t believe it’s time to replace our footprint canvas! The old one will go upstairs to the ATX Homebirth office. Can’t wait for the next set of footprints - it’s gonna be any day now!

11/13/2024

Today, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission held its biennial public rate hearing meeting to get feedback on its proposed increases and decreases to Medicaid reimbursements for a range of healthcare services including birthing centers. I listened as some other healthcare professionals explained how they were losing staff to other industries that could increase their revenues by raising the prices of their services but Medicaid providers simply can’t. We accept the reimbursement rates set by the HHSC because we believe in serving families that use public health insurance. One pediatric dentist explained how he was working a part-time job at an emergency department on weekends to help subsidize his dental clinic!

A little over 50% of Texas families use public insurance for their pregnancy care. There are 92 licensed birthing centers in Texas, roughly 1/4 of the birthing centers in this country. But only a handful participate in Medicaid programs because the reimbursements have not kept up with the cost of salaries,supplies, utilities and rents. The reimbursements are not indexed to inflation which has eaten into the quality of life for all families. We simply want to cover our bills and pay the assistant midwives and other staff a living wage! We want to make sure that we have the latest and best resources to ensure good outcomes for mothers and babies.

Lotus is the only freestanding birthing center in Austin that is in-network with STAR and CHIP Perinatal. We work with first time parents. We also see a lot of parents who want fewer interventions like inductions, IVs, epidurals. We understand the power of water to relax and ease labor. Women can stay and birth in water. Their partner can join them.

Midwives and birthing centers could be part of the solution to the crisis in maternal mortality and morbidity inequalities but most can’t use be stretched any further than they already are. Please reach out to your local state representative and senator to encourage them to support families by increasing reimbursements to Medicaid providers!

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11/06/2024

I’m signed up for Spanish II next semester, and I signed up for an Art class in basic “2-D design”…

Send crayons…

10/31/2024

Our first Halloween baby showed up in record time! This youngest of four pooped on dad after rushing earthside in under two hours from mom’s first contraction! He looks like a “mini-me” of his big brother who will be delighted to have a partner in all his future adventures!

Shoutout to Katie Stotts (Midwifery of Austin) for her assist tonight!

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13805 Ann Place
Austin, TX
78728

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+15124812266

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