Coastal Birth Services

10/08/2026

10/04/2026

04/19/2026

Skills and drills work helps us to keep our moms and babies safe. It’s good to review protocols, equipment and supplies on a regular basis. Today we went over hemorrhage, shoulder dystocia, neonatal resuscitation and breech presentation- and ate some yummy soups and breads. 😊

04/15/2026

Informal meeting this month, but we are hoping to make this a regular thing. Healthier for the planet, and definitely healthier for your baby. Compare different diapering systems, borrow a set to try, get encouraged.

02/11/2026

CLASS REMINDER 😊

This Thursday, February 12th:
Class 2: First Stage Labor

Details below:

Winter 2026 CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION SERIES

This FREE class series is consumer-based, designed to teach physiological childbirth with the goal of improving birth outcomes. It is taught by highly experienced birth workers- midwives and doulas, and the occasional guest speaker- motivated to help families have better births and postpartum.

January 22nd was Class 1- Culture, Consumerism and Pregnancy Basics
February 12th- Class 2- First Stage Labor
February 26th- Class 3- Second and Third Stage Labor
March 12th- Class 4- Variations and Unexpected Situations
March 26th - Class 5- Labor Rehearsal- fun!
April 9th- Postpartum and Your New Baby

Our venue is Seacoast Church West Ashely, 2049 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, 29407. We are meeting 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 6:30-8:30pm in The Warehouse. (Once you enter the front foyer, make a left towards the hallway and a right down the hall. Continue past the bathrooms to the last room on the far left: the Warehouse.)

A yoga mat or blanket and a pillow or two could be helpful, but isn’t strictly necessary. This class is free to all, and anyone can attend. Husbands/ Partners and Doulas are encouraged to participate. Grandparents, Sisters and Friends are welcome too. We welcome reasonably behaved children- it is a big space. :)

Please text or call (843 559 5559) before you leave your home, if you are coming from far away, in case there has to be a cancellation due to a birth.

01/20/2026

Placenta accreta is a life-threatening condition in which the placenta attaches to scar tissue left by a C-section. It used to be extremely rare.

01/11/2026

Coastal Birth Services’ FREE Childbirth Education series begins again on Thursday, January 22nd at Seacoast Church’s West Ashley campus, and will run every second and fourth Thursday evening through April 9th.

This class is consumer-based, designed to teach physiological childbirth with the goal of improving birth outcomes. It is taught by highly experienced birth workers motivated to help families have better births.

January 22nd - Class 1- Culture, Consumerism and Pregnancy Basics
February 12th - Class 2- First Stage Labor
February 26th - Class 3- Second and Third Stage Labor
March 12th - Class 4- Variations and Unexpected Situations
March 26th - Class 5- Labor Rehersal- fun!
April 9th - Postpartum and Your New Baby

Our venue is Seacoast Church West Ashely, 2049 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, 29407. We meet 6:30-8:30pm in The Warehouse. (Once you enter the front foyer, make a left towards the hallway and a right down the hall. Continue past the bathrooms to the last room on the far left: the Warehouse.)

A yoga mat or blanket and a pillow or two could be helpful, but isn’t strictly necessary. This class is free to all, and anyone can attend. Husbands/Partners and Doulas are encouraged to participate. Grandparents, Sisters and Friends are welcome too. We welcome reasonably behaved children- it is a big space. 🙂

Please text or call before you leave your home, if you are coming from far away, in case there is has to be a cancellation due to a birth.

11/21/2025

The standard method for closing the uterus after cesarean delivery, used for over 50 years, may be causing a host of long-term health issues for millions of women.

According to Dr. Emmanuel Bujold and Dr. Roberto Romero, leaders in obstetrics and gynecology, current closure practices—where sutures join the uterine lining with surrounding muscle—fail to restore the uterus’s natural structure, leading to serious complications.

Their exhaustive review reveals the risks: abnormal placenta attachment affects up to 6% of women, uterine rupture up to 3%, and premature births up to 28%. Many suffer pelvic pain (up to 35%), excessive bleeding (up to 33%), and endometriosis or adenomyosis (up to 43%). Such complications are linked directly to the scarring produced by the conventional closure method.

Bujold and Romero propose a nuanced technique: suturing tissues only of the same type, carefully reconstructing the muscle layer while leaving the uterine lining untouched for natural regeneration. Although this new method takes 5–8 minutes—twice as long as the traditional approach—the additional blood loss is minimal and outweighed by better outcomes for future reproductive health.

With cesarean rates rising globally, especially in countries like Canada where 27% of births are by C-section, prioritizing meticulous uterine repair is a critical public health concern. This shift in surgical thinking may help millions experience safer subsequent pregnancies and better long-term well-being.

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📄 RESEARCH PAPER

📌 Emmanuel Bujold et al, "Uterine closure after cesarean delivery: surgical principles, biological rationale, and clinical implications", American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2025)

10/29/2025

Things midwives already knew….

09/19/2025

Coastal Birth Services is hosting Class 1 of our Free Childbirth Education Series at the Schoolhouse in West Ashley (720 Magnolia Rd, Charleston, SC 29407) next Thursday, September 25th at 6:30 pm.

This may be the most important class of the whole 6 class series that we teach, because it talks about the things that you can and need to do daily and weekly to keep your pregnancy low risk. Keeping you and your baby healthy and low risk expands your birth options, which helps you to have a better birth. As a midwife, I prefer to see people take class one earlier in their pregnancy, and then join in for classes two through six a little closer to labor, so they are fresh in your mind.

Our class series is consumer-based and designed to teach physiological childbirth with the goal of improving birth and breast-feeding outcomes. It is taught by highly experienced birth workers motivated to help families have better births.

A yoga mat or blanket and a pillow or two could be helpful, but isn’t strictly necessary. This class is free to all, and anyone can attend. Husbands/ Partners and Doulas are encouraged to participate. Grandparents, Sisters and Friends are welcome too. We welcome reasonably behaved children- it is a big space. 🙂

Our next series will be held November through January, but you can get a headstart on making good choices for your pregnancy now.

We look forward to seeing you there!