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Insurance

Congratulations!! You took a pregnancy test and it came out positive. Then you scheduled a consult and tour at our birth center. And while you visited us, we put together an estimate for your insurance coverage. Most people really don't understand how their insurance plans actually work. I mean, they understand that they have insurance but they often don't understand why they have to pay anything out of pocket or a how we come up with the estimate, so we thought we would help break this down for you.  But first: there are different ways people obtain insurance plans. Some employers include insurance plans are a benefit to working with their company. Employers will contract with different insurance companies and each employer might offer different plans to different employees, so just because you have Cigna, as an example, it doesn't mean all Cigna plans are the same. Also, some people purchase their own insurance plans directly from insurance companies or from the Marketpla

11/28/10 Birth of baby Clark!

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Announcing the awesome birth of Clark Lawrence Barber 9 lbs 8 oz at 0553 this morning! Congrats Chas and Chris! -Heart 2 Heart Birth Team

11/27/10 Birth of London

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Emily and Nathan baby girl London 8-12 at 0907am! Brothers Matt and Robbie -Heart 2 Heart Birth Team

11/21/10 homebirth

Ok, so this is one of the most interesting births I've ever attended. The mom told me 5 weeks ago the date and time she would go into labor and gave a five hour window for when the birth would occur. Alright, I admit I kinda went "mmhhhmmm" but I do give credence to these predictions. The power of the mind, knowing one's own body...anyway, right on time I get the call and within the window of time she delivers. Exactly as she said it would occur. Nice side note, her sister comes into town for her births which was really great...she's an OBGYN. I've attended plenty of births with OB's but not many home births. Her sister is the kind of OB I wish we had more of in our community. Congratulations to Jennifer and Thomas on the birth of your 7th child. Baby girl Rebecca Judith is just a doll!! She weighed 7.2. All of her brothers and sisters came in the room for the birth. It was terrific! Thank you for the honor of letting us attend your birth Jen! Michelle -H

11/14/10 Baby girl Sloan

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Welcome to baby girl Sloan this afternoon! Mom Morgan gave birth to Sloan 45min after arriving and delivered peacefully in the tub. Baby girl Sloan weighed 6 pounds 2 ounces! Congratulations to Morgan & Jason on the birth of birth beautiful daughter. -Heart 2 Heart Birth Team

11/13/10 Birth of Anna!

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Please join us in congratulatiing Delia and Brian Emmons on the birth of their baby girl Anna Catherine 7lb 14oz born in the water at 05:39 am! -Heart 2 Heart Birth Team

Tears to my eyes

I am in the Target parking lot. Putting stuff in my trunk. Just another day. Kind of annoyed that I have to run errands on my day off instead of riding my Harley. A young man gets out of the car next to mine and is on the passenger side next to me FOREVER. I can't pull my car out. Then I realize what he is doing, he's putting his newly born daughter in a sling to wear get into the store. He apologizes, saying he's new to this. His wife is in the hospital and he needs to shop. I help him adjust the baby (he's actually done quite well on his own) and wish him well as he goes on his way. He appears to be my own sons age. I don't know how bad it is for them, what condition his wife is in, but I know what I saw of this young man, this father, that he will take care of his family without hesitation or doubt. Happy early Fathers Day to each of you new daddy's that I am blessed to know. -Heart 2 Heart Birth Team

The Willie B. Newman Birth Suite

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11/02/10: Another birth today

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Shelby and Heath 27 min after arrival waterbirth n huge!! No wt yet!

11/02/10 Birth of Baby Girl

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Congratulating Rose & Jeff on the birth of their daughter (no name as of yet, haven't even weighed her yet!!). -Heart 2 Heart Birth Team