Birthing Stories

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How can I ever thank you enough for giving me the birth I dreamed of. For seeing me through the darkest moments when I thought I couldnt do it, you knew I could. For a natural beautiful birth and never separating mother and baby. For empowering women to trust their bodies. What a beautiful gift you give to mothers and to me. For taking care of us during those first momenmts and helping me finally get over grieving over my first hospital birth full of interventions. For being there for our first breastfeed! I am forever grateful. Thank you for all you do for mothers and babies.
—K.M.
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Stories From Our Patients

Home Away From Home

By Elise Abrams Miller

After our son was born at The Brooklyn Birthing Center in 2004, my husband and I returned to have our daughter there in May, 2006. The Brooklyn Birthing Center is everything I could hope for—a relaxed and intimate atmosphere with a staff that is easy to talk to, and whose natural childbirth philosophy matches my own. At each visit, Kathy and Yuliya spent time answering my questions and asking a good many of their own, so that I knew I was well cared for. That first night after my son was born, sleeping with him and my husband in a comfortable queen-sized bed was heavenly. It was like a home away from home.

One

By Gina P.

I chose the title One for this painting based on my experience at the Brooklyn Birthing Center. The word One has many meanings not only are we adding One addition to our family, but as pregnancy progresses you become One with the child growing inside you, as well as strengthening the bond between you and you partner. One also refers to the spiritual growth a pregnant woman experiences when bringing life into the world.

The brown figures in the center of the painting symbolize the union and progression between a man and a woman. When first coming to the Brooklyn Birthing Center, a couple enters as a pregnant couple then leaves with a new addition to their family, their baby. Brown is a rich earthy color representing our connection to each other.

The green figure surrounding the family symbolizes the Brooklyn Birthing Center and those who work there. Green is a color of vitality, life and growth. This green figure embraces the new family in a circular motion to show the continued and never ending support and selfless devotion given by the midwives.

The blue background represents the calm and peaceful environment The Brooklyn Birthing Center creates for the family and especially the new life being brought into the world.

I sincerely thank you for my experience in allowing myself and my family to bring our third child into the world the way we wanted. on our terms. We are truly grateful for your support, kindness and love.

The greatest gift we possess being female is being a woman, the greatest gift we can give is life…I Thank you! Namaste.

One love,
Gina.