Midwifery

Here at Overlake OB/GYN we are proud to offer well-rounded care to our patients and this includes a staff of compassionate and dedicated midwives. Years ago, midwives were a normal attendance at virtually every birth in cultures all over the […]

While it’s true that due dates are a moving target of sorts (a reason why women joke it’s more like a due “month” than a due “date”), getting an accurate estimate of when you conceived – and when your baby […]

It’s no mystery that you have your pick of qualified obstetricians and gynecologists in the Bellevue area, so what makes us feel the team here at Overlake are “the ones?” Well, only you can actually make that distinction, but we’re […]

In most soon-to-be parents’ minds, the question is Obstetrician OR Midwife? Here at Overlake OB/GYN, we look at it as Obstetrician AND Midwife. These two professions are not at odds, quite the opposite in fact. Midwives and OBs are dedicated […]

Whew! The field of midwifery has sure taken a beating over the past several decades. Once we got so clever about science and medicine, society began to treat midwives like some sweet and antiquated idea that had no place in […]

We love our midwives here at Overlake OB/GYN. They allow us to give the ultimate well-rounded care to our pregnant mothers and their babies. While there was a time when midwives were the only assistance available to women in labor, […]

Are you considering using a midwife as a part of your birthing team? We applaud you! Midwives play a valuable role during their clients’ pregnancy, delivery and postpartum care. They are trained in the “art of birth,” so to speak, […]

More women are choosing midwives to assist with their childbirth journey, but there is still confusion about their exact role in prenatal care and birth.  A recent study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that in […]