Blue Ridge Birth

06/15/2026

Hi dear Kelly 😊 We were talking about you and thankful to have known you and learned from you throughout the years. As we had another hospital baby, we realized that the term midwife can’t be taken lightly because it’s more than a name, it’s a way of practice that empowers women instead of the medical teams. And that’s what we felt when we worked with you. Thank you for your service all these years to women 🥰

06/09/2026

💗Sunday’s child, full of grace… Welcome sweet girl on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Your midwife loves you!💗

05/16/2026

Studies are starting to find links between the gut microbiome and iron absorption... but both good and poor absorption.⁠
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Commensal bacteria help shift the iron-sensing capacity of enterocytes. Mouse studies show that low bacterial flora can lead to low ferritin levels, and increasing bacterial colonization increases ferritin levels.⁠
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We share our iron with our microbiome. In times of low iron intake, the microbiome can inhibit DMT1, thereby limiting human iron absorption and prioritizing its own metabolic needs.⁠
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Certain microbes are greedy and will block human iron absorption to feed their own needs, regardless of the iron in the diet. As they consume more iron, they increase in number and cause dysbiosis, which reduces iron absorption and dysbiosis patterns.⁠
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This is a catch-22: we want to give our patients iron for their iron deficiency, but in cases of microbiome dysbiosis, giving them high iron can worsen it by promoting the growth of pathogenic bacteria. ⁠
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Research on the use of probiotics in iron deficiency in pregnancy in conjunction with iron supplementation is limited.

05/15/2026

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05/14/2026

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05/11/2026

How can one NOT LOVE their job when when one has such precious “co-workers” as these? . 💗💙

05/10/2026

Happiest of Mother’s Day to all the mothers that invite me into their lives! You are loved! 🥰

05/07/2026

"With the swift draw-up of my newborn from the water to my chest, I exhaled with,"Praise God! Praise God! Praise God!" And the midwives echoed, "Thank you, Jesus!" - Heather Young

The beautiful birth of our seventh child Months eight and nine of pregnancy always make me question my sanity in getting pregnant in the first place. This time was especially hard, because… JULY. After two months of misery, being pushed to my absolute bodily limits, puking at night from heartburn,

05/05/2026

“Happy international day of the midwife! Grateful to have found such an amazing midwife and friend in you! This little blue ridge birth babe is almost 4 months already 🤯❤️”

05/05/2026

“Happy Midwife Day!!!!! To the BEST there is!!!! 😘😘😘😘♥️♥️♥️ Can’t wait to see you again! “