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We just finished having our second child. Both times we selected Barbie as our midwife. She is a fantastic midwife with so much experience and excellent advice throughout the pregnancy process. When we first started looking for a midwife we didn't know Barbie at all and after having two children my wife and I both consider her more than a midwife, she is a good friend and specialist most excellent...
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I have used Barbie for my last two births, and plan to use her again when we have another baby. She is knowledgeable, direct, organized, and devoted. This is truly her calling in life! After giving birth to my first daughter in a hospital, the experience was one that I would describe as unsupportive and difficult. After my hospital experience, I made the decision to do a homebirth, and I was refer...
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I found Barbie's website a few months before getting pregnant after a friend from nursing school had a successful homebirth and knew it was something I was interested in. Shortly after having our positive pregnancy test, I told my husband (who hates all things medical i.e. blood, bodily fluids and hospitals) about homebirth and he was quickly on board. So, I emailed Barbie and set up a consult...
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I met Barbie when I was 18 years old (I am now 29). She was my moms midwife, her recommendations were high. My mom had four c-sections and then having one other home birth, she wanted a very experienced midwife. Barbie did a great job, and when my brother’s cord was wrapped tight around his neck, Barbie very calmly knew exactly what had to be done. She cut and clamped the cord before he was comple...
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Barbie was referred to me by several ladies in the church I grew up in. Once I met Barbie I knew she was the midwife for me. Her experience as an RN gave me confidence that she would know how best to care for me and my baby throughout my pregnancy and the birth. Barbie attended three of my four births. The only reason she did not attend my fourth was because she had relocated to another state. Bar...
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I chose Barbie Burrage for our midwife because I had been referred by some friends who told us that she was a very reputable midwife. After delivering 6 of our children, I was convinced that she had to be the best midwife there ever was. The knowledge base she had for every situation was amazing to me, plus, who doesn't like someone who knows exactly what she's doing right by your side rubbing you...
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Barbie was my midwife for five out of seven births. I wish I had known her for the first two! I honestly believe a midwife needs to have a calling. Barbie has that calling. Her love, her intuition and her skills are well blended in her calm, supporting presence during births. I recommend her gladly and hope to have her at any future births I may be blessed with!  Christine
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My husband and I attended the Birthing workshop Barbie taught when we decided to have our first baby at home. The practical, down-to-earth discussions and films, the opportunity to listen to the experiences of our fellow classmates and the steady sensitivity of our midwife at the birth, all combined to help us feel confident and prepared for the wonderful and joyful birth of our son at home.” E...
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After our first birth ended in a Cesarean Section for reasons we know now to be unjustified, we attend the Birthing workshop Barbie gave. At that time, we became aware of the realities of hospital birthing situations which led us to investigate the possibility of home birth. We have now had two homebirths and would not have it any other way! Barbie has become one of our closest friends through thi...
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Although we had prepared ourselves by taking “Natural Childbirth Classes” with our second birth, the experience turned out to be a nightmare in which the decisions and control were taken away from us. We knew there had to be a better way. The insight we received through Barbie’s training and the motivation it gave us to search out alternatives, resulted in the uncomplicated, beautiful birth of our...
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