Interested in our birth center and midwifery care? 

Want to learn more about home birth, birth centers and hospitals?

Contact us to schedule a

free Birth Center Orientation Session. 

Or join us at our next scheduled session is Thursday, April 3rd at 10:00 AM. Contact us to reserve your seat.

Now taking appointments for preconception visits, prenatal care

and routine gynecologic exams! 

Nurse midwives can provide maternity care as well as routine women's health physicals and testing such as pap smears or

sexually transmitted diseases.

Contact us to schedule your appointment.

540-482-0505

New Life Birth Center is located at 610 S. Main Street

in Rocky Mount, VA.

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BEAUTIFUL QUILT DONATED

 

BUY YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS TODAY!

Contact Ann Wolfe at 540-793-0235

to purchase your tickets.

$5 for one ticket or $10 for 3 tickets.

 

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Thank you Volunteers and Guests!

A number of folks have helped in the last month with painting, cleaning, repairs, setting up for the Housewarming, donating refreshments, yardwork, and administrative tasks. THANK YOU.  YOUR HELP HAS BEEN A GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT.

 

Thank you Debra Alessandro, birth center consultant from Boston, who volunteered 2 days of her time to help us get prepared for our accreditation visit. Debra's experience and words of wisdom are INVALUABLE and MUCH appreciated.

 

Thank you also to those attending our Housewarming. It was very encouraging to see the gifts, donations, and expressions of joy that were heaped on us that day. We are grateful for your support.

 

As you can see we still need curtains and other decorating help to make our birth center a welcoming place. If you can help please contact us.

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Float this Baby!

 

Help us welcome our newborns with a warm, friendly environment of a Sanijet tub. Hydrotherapy makes a HUGE difference for laboring women. Contribute to our tub fund:

For more information about Sanijet tubs:

Sanijet Tubs

For more information about waterbirth:

Waterbirth International

 

 

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Here's a neat birth center. 

Goshen Birth Center 

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Had difficulty getting midwifery services?  Want access to a freestanding birth center and can't get it? Write to Governor McDonnell, your state Senator and your Delegate. Let them know your story. The main barrier we see is the requirement for a written agreement with a physician for collaboration and prescriptive privileges. This requirement prevents many licensed, certified nurse-midwives from working in Virginia.

Find the email address here:

Contact the Governor

Who's my Legislator?

Sample letter

Sample letter 2

 

Also consider contacting your local physicians, hospital director, hospital board of directors, and the Virginia Medical Society to let them know you want their support for midwifery services in homes, birth centers, and hospitals.  Let them know Virginia women want midwifery and birth centers as a health care choice.

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Here are a few pics from the 2010 Birth and Baby Expo at Tanglewood Mall.

 

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS ANGELA

KINZIE, OUR 2010 "PEARL"

AWARD WINNER FOR HER

CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHILDBIRTH

EDUCATION AND BREASTFEEDING

SUPPORT IN THE

ROANOKE VALLEY.

 

THANKS TO ALL OUR

EXHIBITORS, VOLUNTEERS,

EDUCATIONAL SESSION

LEADERS. 

More photos

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NEW!! Milbank Report:

Evidence-Based Maternity Care: What It Is and What It Can Achieve

 

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If you missed Jennifer Block be sure to read her informative book.