Austin Birthing Center

AABC Celebrates International Day of the Midwife

admin — Sat, 05 May 2012 14:51:41 +0000

On May 5, midwives around the world are celebrated for helping provide healthy, natural birthing choices to moms everywhere. AABC is proud to take part in celebrating our own beautiful midwives. To learn more, visit:

http://www.internationalmidwives.org/Whatwedo/InternationalDayoftheMidwife/tabid/327/Default.aspx

AABC Duval Shows Off New Zen Room

admin — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:57:22 +0000

In response to the kudos we’ve received for the more modern looking suites at AABC’s William Cannon location, we retired the former French Country Room and turned it into the Zen Room. While this is the smallest birthing suite at our North Austin center, the Zen Room has become the favorite among our clients. We added a large tub for laboring and birthing so now all six of AABC’s birthing suites have birthing tubs. Thanks to designer Billy Kuykendall for his beautiful work.

Slide Show – Austin Area Birthing Center Celebrates 25 Years in Business

admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:04:10 +0000

Our friend and client Sarah Kerver took these nice videos and photos from our recent party marking 25 years since AABC first opened its doors in 1987:

AABC – Small

AABC To Celebrate 25 Years of Beautiful Births

admin — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:41:22 +0000

It's AABC's 25th Anniversary!
Bring your dancing shoes to help us celebrate a quarter-century of happy moms and healthy babies!

Sunday, April 1st, 2012 1 - 5 p.m.

AABC North Location

4100 Duval Road

Bldg. #2, Ste. #101

Austin,TX, 78759To RSVP: Phone (512) 346-3224

Less than 2 weeks remain before our 25th birthday blowout! Come join us at our north location (4100 Duval Rd.) for a fun-filled trip down memory lane. Get down to funky Motown favorites courtesy of Austin's own Matchmaker Band. For the pint-sized crowd, we will have balloon animals, clowns, face-painting, and train rides...and let's not forget about the free food! We want to thank you for being a part of the AABC family and for helping us reach this amazing milestone. We look forward to seeing you there!

Austin Area Birthing Center South Featured in Fox 7 News Story

admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:50:56 +0000

http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/news/Natural-Birth-Trend-Booms-In-Central-Texas20120229-ktbcw#axzz1oZ2EPtdU

Increasing Rate of Cesarean Deliveries Sparks Study by California Group

admin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:11:31 +0000

A group of physicians and other health care professionals, the California Maternal Quality Care Collective, has released a study on the increasing percentage of cesarian deliveries in that state and how nonvaginal birth posts risks for both mother and child. An executive summary and the entire white paper are here:

http://www.cmqcc.org/white_paper

Birth center’s link to hospital reassures women who prefer care from midwives

admin — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:46:16 +0000

The Washington Post recently published a story about how the only free-standing birth center in DC has worked with a large Washington hospital:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health/2011/06/07/gIQAO6SuhN_story.html

Austin Area Birthing Center Voted “Best Birth Center”

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:42:09 +0000

The whole team at Austin Area Birthing Center is so proud to have been voted “Best Birth Center” in this year’s Mother-Friendly Birth Awards. More than 4,000 Central Texans cast ballots to recognize Austin’s top mom-friendly professionals and businesses. The awards are organized by the Central Texas Doula Association (www.centxdoulas.org) and the Get Babied! doula collective (http://www.getbabied.com/austin-birth-awards/2011-austin-birth-awards). We want to thank all the doulas who play such an important role in childbirth to so many of our moms and also all the people who voted for us. We will keep working hard to earn your trust and confidence.

AABC Fan Meets Ricki Lake in Paris

admin — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:28:38 +0000

This sounds like it came straight out of a tabloid at the HEB: a friend of AABC midwife Leonora Colen is working in Paris (France) this summer and ran into actress and “The Business of Being Born” executive producer Ricki Lake. Ricki wondered how Leonora’s friend knew who she was, and the friend explained that Leonora works at this great birthing center in Austin and that she’d watched Ricki’s DVD. Ricki arranged to get this great photo to us. Find out more about Ricki’s advocacy for natural birth at http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com

Testimonial by Leslie Williamson

admin — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:59:29 +0000

We want to share a recent testimonial by one of our clients, Leslie Williamson, who gave birth to her son Wyatt at AABC’s Wm Cannon location on January 15:

“I wanted a natural childbirth, but was intimidated by the idea of a home birth. The new [AABC] South facilities are beautiful and after the tour with [AABC owner] Jean and [midwife assistant] Cat we felt at home and comfortable. Suddenly birth was not as scary to me anymore. I started out at an OB/GYN, then transferred to AABC, and the difference in prenatal care was incredible. I felt comfortable asking questions – I didn’t feel like I was just “one more appointment” for the staff to get through. When I started having early contractions, I felt safe calling the midwives – I am not sure what I would have done if I had still been with the OB/GYN. My pregnancy and birth could have gone completely different. [AABC Certified Nurse/Midwife] Samantha [Evans] was fantastic! She was so patient and calm throughout everything. Even with some minor complications, they all seemed so minor because Samantha was so calm, reassuring and confident. Cat was also an excellent assistant. After the birth she was so kind and gentle to me and baby Wyatt. I really appreciated the home visit – Heather [Harper] was fantastic. David and I talk all the time about how AABC is some of the most well spent money we have ever paid. We could have had a hospital birth for free, but the experience we had with AABC was priceless.”