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Birth centers have been shown to be safe, satisfying places for women to receive health care and to give birth. Both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Medical Association agree that accredited, freestanding birth centers are safe places to give birth. Studies in many respected journals have shown the benefits to women and babies that birth centers have to offer.
A birth center is not just a mini-hospital. A free-standing, accredited birth center operates according to the midwifery model of care. This model focuses on education, hands-on care, minimal intervention in normal birth, and appropriate referral to specialized care if needed. Birth centers are designed to feel like home, and to recognize the woman as the expert in her own health and birth.
The Birth and Wellness Center is on its way. Our plan is to open the first birth center in Saint Charles County, in 2010. We will serve the entire Saint Louis, Missouri metro area including St. Charles, St. Peters, Wentzville, Troy, O'Fallon, Chesterfield and more. Women's health services and childbirth care will be provided by certified nurse midwives.
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The Post-Dispatch has taken notice of all the research and national attention surrounding birth centers and out-of-hospital birth. What's even better, they found out that a birth center is opening in St Charles, and wrote a great story about us and all the experts who are talking about what we do. Read the story here . Be sure to leave comments. Good journalism can be hard to come by in the world of healthcare, and Ms. Munz did an excellent job getting a lot of information out there. This article will benefit women in our community in many different ways, letting them know that Birth and Wellness Center is coming, but also getting a dialogue started about the lack of birth options in Missouri and Illinois.
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