Author Archives: Lonny

The most amazing thing I have ever experienced.

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Lonny

I contacted Mary Anne and her team in April when I was 7 months pregnant.  I decided to do a home birth right after I submitted my birth plan to the hospital where I was going to deliver.  The hospital basically laughed in my face during the tour and told me that they have a protocol and my plan “just wouldn’t work”.  My husband and I researched having a home birth and decided it felt right.  The moment I met Mary Anne, I was greeted with a tender smile and warm hug.  She made all doubts abo… Read More »

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We can’t let private firms run midwifery

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Lonny

We can’t let private firms run midwifery
9:33am Wednesday 18th May 2011
IT is with a great deal of dismay that I read in the Globe that the Wirral Primary Care Trust being given the green light for One to One Midwives to offer their services to the borough’s mums-to-be.
I am struggling to comprehend how Andrew Lansley’s bill to open up the NHS to “any willing provider” can be incorporated without yet being passed through parliament.
For anyone w… Read More »

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Birth of Timothy Michael

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Lonny

It was my  8th wedding anniversary and my husband Adam and I were very getting very anxious about my pregnancy. I had an appointment that day with Mary Anne in Franklin at her office for what would be my last prenatal appointment. I was 10 days past my due date and if I did not go into labor by Saturday (which would make me 42 weeks pregnant) then I would be sent to the hospital to be induced. I was very ready to get this ball rolling so Mary Anne said that she could try stripping the membran… Read More »

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Taking Control – Homebirth: A safe alternative, Review Appeal Article written 1999

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Lonny

Taking Control – Homebirth: A safe alternative.  1999
“I don’t know why people would have a baby any other way,” was the response from Brett, my brother and best friend, after he witnessed and helped with the birth of my wife Suzanne’s and my second daughter, Aeyah Glenn Fisher-Miller. The birth took place at home with a midwife as we plan and was one of the most, if not the most, incredible experiences of my life.
We were often looked at like we we… Read More »

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Midwives provide alternative to traditional birthing. Columbia Herald Article written 1998

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Lonny

By Melissa Hodge Beard, Staff Writer
Vickie Lee is among a growing number of women choosing to give birth at home, rather than in a hospital.
Lee is the proud mother of three-week-old Isaac (10 pounds and 8 oz.), Noah, 3, Naomi, 5, and Darcie, 2.
Lee, a Columbia resident, said she wanted to find a Christian midwife who felt it was important to have the least amount of intervention as possible. She said she wanted to deliver her baby in the comfort of her own home, where her beliefs and… Read More »

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Heather Munoz Human Breast Milk Project

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Lonny

Recently, Heather was interviewed by WSMV-TV Channel 4 Nashville.
View the full story here!

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