14 births (15 babies)
7 additional babies born with Amy Jessie as doula (and not included in following stats)
12 hospital births, 2 home births
9 vaginal, 5 Cesarean (2 planned, 3 unplanned)
2 VBACs (vaginal birth after Cesarean)
1 set of twins
4 unmedicated, 10 epidurals
7 with midwives, 7 with OBs
5 inductions
Smallest baby: 5 lbs, 5 ozs
Biggest baby: 8 lbs, 7 ozs
Longest gestation: 41 weeks 6 days
Shortest gestation: 37 weeks 2 days
First birth: 6
Second birth: 6
Third birth: 1
Fourth birth: 1
Shortest labor support time: 3 hrs
Longest labor support time: 20 hrs
Average labor support time: 11 hrs
Location of births: Baptist Health Lexington 2, Home 2, Saint Joseph East 1, UK 9
Practice whose providers caught the most of my clients’ babies: UK Midwife Clinic (5 babies)
Here are some interesting facts from 2024:
One New Year’s baby- he came on his due date, too!
Caught a baby (really just kept her from hitting the bathroom floor)
Attended my second vaginal twin birth (UK MFM)
In 2025, I am only taking some summertime births as I am working as a special education assistant at an elementary school while I pursue my Master’s in Elementary Education. I miss all of my nurse, midwife, and OB “coworkers” and look forward to seeing some of them again this June. Happy New Year!