Since the Cincinnati Birth Center’s inception, we’ve been steadfast in our commitment to create a safe place for women and their families to grow. We set out to build a birthing center that made each woman who entered feel empowered and supported no matter where they’re at in their journey. While we’ve continued to serve families in the Cincinnati community since 2019, the birth center itself has been undergoing construction and renovation. Now, just in time for International Women’s Day, we’re excited to share that our renovations are nearly complete!

For centuries, old wives’ tales and cultural traditions have been passed down from generation to generation regarding fertility. In some cultures, it’s believed that there are certain fertility-boosting practices and rituals that women can do to increase their likelihood of conceiving.

While the following practices have not been scientifically proven or widely recommended, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate these cultural practices and revel in the fertility traditions passed down by ancestors around the world.

Whether you’re attempting to conceive a child or prevent pregnancy, understanding cervical mucus and its role in your menstrual cycle can be extremely helpful in tracking your fertility. While every person is different, the following is generally how women can track their fertility cycle with their cervical mucus.

From our first time meeting you during a discovery all the way through the postpartum period, our team will be by your side to ensure you feel supported and comfortable throughout your journey. Here’s what you can expect in every stage of pregnancy when you choose to work with the Cincinnati Birth Center:

Pregnancy can be both an exciting and stressful time for mothers. There’s a lot of information to digest regarding how to best care for your baby preterm and in the weeks that follow birth. During both periods, it’s important for expecting mothers to fully understand Group B Strep and how it could impact your pregnancy and birth.

Wow - what a year it’s been! After experiencing a massive surge in at-home births in 2020, we entered 2021 knowing that it would be full of its own challenges, triumphs, and lessons in business growth. What we didn’t know was just how quickly this year would fly by and the sheer growth we’d experience as a company.

Whether you’re trying to become pregnant or are trying to prevent pregnancy, understanding the way your reproductive system works can help you and your partner make decisions about your family planning that feel right to you. It can also help you understand and monitor hormonal symptoms such as acne, anxiety, depression, cycle irregularity, and migraines. While there are many different methodologies for tracking your cycle, one of the most highly regarded natural methods of tracking is called FEMM.

Each year, approximately 2-10% of pregnant women in the United States are affected by gestational diabetes. The commonality of this diagnosis among pregnant women can feel intimidating and scary. However, it’s important to learn about gestational diabetes - including how to identify, treat, and prevent it - to ensure that you have a safe and healthy pregnancy.

Following childbirth, women enter a period called “postpartum.” During this period it can be overwhelming to know what to do in the days and weeks following the birth of your newborn. Mothers not only face the challenges of taking care of a new baby, but they also often face challenges in recovering from birth and pregnancy themselves. To ease any uncertainties you have and help make your postpartum experience a positive one, our team is sharing the Cincinnati Birth Center’s postpartum instructions that we provide new mothers with.

Spooky season is upon us! As Halloween approaches, we thought we’d take a moment to revel in the “spooky” side of pregnancy and some of the horrors your body may face during pregnancy and beyond.