Illysa Foster is a midwife who serves the central Texas area including Austin, San Antonio, San Marcos, Wimberly, Buda, Kyle, Seguin and New Braunfels. She attends home births and water births. She is committed to providing a safe and nuturing enviornment for you and your baby. Please explore her site for more about her philosophy as a practicing midwife and the services that she offers. Thank you.

Prenatal, Birth, Postpartum and Newborn Care - Childbirth and Parenting Education Servicing Austin, San Marcos, San Antonio and surrounding areas
About Homebirth Homebirth is a wonderful, safe alternative to hospital birth. Healthy women have a lower risk of interventions, including episiotomy, epidural, surgical abdominal delivery (cesarean section), forceps, and vacuum extraction when they choose homebirth. Yet, homebirth is as safe as hospital birth for low-risk pregnancies when attended by certified professional midwives (CPMs), like myself. This information is supported my numerous international studies, including a comprehensive study of North American planned homebirths attended by CPMs that was published in the British Medical Journal (Johnson & Davis, 2005). At home, women have the added benefit of privacy, intimacy, environmental familiarity, and home comforts. The baby is never taken from the mother's room. Moreover, the baby and mother can remain in the comfort of their home, the place of birth, throughout the early postpartum period. High breastfeeding success and maternal satisfaction are nearly universal in homebirths attended by CPMs. Big Sister Holding Baby Dez
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