A COVID Update from Magnolia: Guidance on Preventing Infection and Considering Vaccination

  A COVID Update from Magnolia: Guidance on Preventing Infection and Considering Vaccination

To answer the safety question, the literature shows that the vaccine is considered safe while pregnant, and it’s safer to get the vaccine than to get COVID while pregnant. The vaccine also appears to give the baby some immunity. Most of the data is from pregnant people who received second- and third-trimester vaccines, but it is still safe to get the vaccine while trying to conceive or during the first trimester.

Perinatal Mental Health: What Is It and Why Is It So Important?

Perinatal Mental Health: What Is It and Why Is It So Important?

As many as one in five birthing parents will experience a mental health or substance abuse disorder during those time periods, and suicide accounts for 20 percent of postpartum deaths with these illnesses. We’ve connected many birthing parents who are struggling with perinatal mental health clinics, where they benefit from talk therapy, group counseling, and/or medication.

The Collaborative Approach at Magnolia: Who Makes Up the Birth Team and How it Works

The Collaborative Approach at Magnolia: Who Makes Up the Birth Team and How it Works

Our Miami midwives provide holistic, individualized care during your entire reproductive journey, including preconception appointments, prenatal visits, labor and birth services, and postpartum care. Midwives are primarily responsible for your health and your baby’s well-being, so they perform clinical tasks.

Transferring Care to a Birth Center Late in Pregnancy: What You Need to Know

Transferring Care to a Birth Center Late in Pregnancy: What You Need to Know

When considering transferring care to a birth center, sometimes prospective clients — or partners or other family members — are concerned about safety. Mainstream obstetrics and giving birth in the hospital does not guarantee your safety. Research has shown that birth centers are extremely safe for healthy, low-risk people.