Pregnancy

Kaiser https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/hawaii/ Kaiser Location 80 Mahalani StWailuku, HI 96793 Get directions Hours Monday - Friday, 8 am to 5 pmKaiser Phone numbers: 24-hour cancellations 808-243-6000 After-hours advice 1-800-467-3011 Appointments 808-243-6000 HMSA/Blue Cross Blue Shield or UHA Malama I Ke Ola Health Center . This center also takes Quest. If a pregnant person plans to birth at home and share this with the team there, they will promptly deny that person

Maui Hospital Information Maui Memorial Medical Center Maui has only one hospital that delivers babies:  Maui Memorial Medical Center . Maui Memorial Maternity Center 221 Mahalani St Wailuku HI, 96793 808.244.9056 MMMC is currently providing Virtual Tours of the Labor and Delivery rooms.  Please see the virtual tour here OB/GYNs and L&D nurses  are your care teams while in labor and birth. You will have whichever OB/GYN is on call depending on your insurance. There's always

We explore the different types of doula, acronyms, and finding and interviewing a doula Families guide to Doulas What is a Birth doula? A doula is a woman experienced in childbirth and knowledgeable of hospital procedures. Doulas provide continuous physical, emotional, and informational support during labor—from massage to aromatherapy, to continuous reassurance and coping techniques for the mother and her family. A birth doula generally meets with you before the birth to d

We explore what a midwife is, acronyms for midwives, and finding and interviewing a midwife. Families guide to Midwifery What is a Midwife?  Midwife is a healthcare provider who specializes in caring for women during their pregnancy, labor, birth and throughout their childbearing years for routine care. They are trained to support normal physiologic childbirth as well as to recognize and intervene when things extend beyond the scope of normal. Attending laboring women, they t

Aloha, Maui families! I’m Kris Statler, co-founder and board member of Pacific Birth Collective. With 25 years of experience as a doula, monitrice, and home birth assistant, I’ve had the privilege of supporting many families through the incredible journey of childbirth. From catching a few babies myself to gaining in-depth knowledge of both physiologic birth and the ins and outs of birthing at Maui Memorial Medical Center and in out-of-hospital settings, it has been an honor

by Haley Callahan, PBC Board Member As a home birth Mama of two, I will be the first to tell you that I am by no means a hospital birth expert. But I have supported a number of birthers at Maui Memorial Hospital–and walked quite a few women through their healing journeys afterward–and I’ve learned a few things through those experiences that I feel are valuable. To start, it must be said that people choose to birth out of the home for many reasons. Whether you are choosing to