Boca Midwifery

Pretty in pink and thriving! 🎀 Yesterday’s postpartum visits were filled with adorable outfits, happy babies, and proud moms. We love seeing our families doing so well at their 6-week checkups. 💕

Midwife meet up with the amazing Amanda from to brainstorm bringing more motherhood support to our Boca Midwifery Community 💪🤰Amanda is a very experienced LMHC with a passion for supporting Women in their transition to motherhood, and we couldn’t be more excited to have her in our circle of trusted referral resources ✅ Stay tuned as we are cooking up something for the future 💙 What kind of motherhood/mental health support would you be interested in? Let us know in the comments!

Do you recognize this phenomenon that occurs in about 0.3% -1.3% of pregnancies? 🤰This is a “true knot”, which happens early on in a pregnancy where the fetus passes through a loop of umbilical cord and forms a knot. 🪢

These are rarely problematic, and often not found until after birth, but can be associated with growth restriction, premature birth, and sometimes fetal heart rate abnormalities in labor. 👀

Did your baby have this? Were there any complications with birth?? We’d love to hear, share in the comments!

Our partners from - - came by today to discuss all the latest news in and with our team. Your baby’s umbilical cord is more than just a connection to you during pregnancy- it’s a powerful source of that one day can be a valuable source for future treatment. We are here to discuss this option with you during your pregnancy and help you decide what is right for you. 🩵🩷👶