One of the main missions of Mama Goddess Birth Shop is to support professionals who are dedicating their lives to helping women get ready for and give birth, as well as support them postpartum.
Being a store that sells birth supplies, the best way we can do so is by providing them with the essential items needed during birth. We set up a whole product page for a midwife/midwifery clinic, so that all a client has to do is visit that page and buy the kit. As a token of our appreciation to both the clients and the midwives, we have recently set a 5% discount on the kit plus a 5% thank-you commission for the midwives. The customers save, and the midwives get something out of using our services, too 
Providing custom birth kits is such a wonderful way for us to stay in touch with the beautiful advocates for natural birth, the mothers of all mothers, who are our midwives, doulas and childbirth/postpartum professionals.
Until my sister was pregnant and preparing to give birth at home, I had no idea that home births required so many little items!
My first exposure to home birth was watching the beautiful DVD, Birth Day, in my Child Psychology class during my university training as a music therapist (yes, I had a professor so awesome that he showed us that DVD in class on the topic of child birth. More on this another time!). But that DVD doesn’t show all the little items that is necessary during birth – especially because being a midwife herself, her birth is not assisted by people other than her family, and she gets to give birth in her own deep tub at her beautiful country home in Mexico.
Anyway, when my sister’s midwives gave her the list of items she needed to purchase, I remember it being quite overwhelming and also exciting, like a first-time camper with her shopping list of camping items.
For those of you who haven’t had the experience yet to know what is in a home birth kit, here’s just an example of what might be included:
- 24 blue under pads
- 12 maternity pads
- 3 mesh panties
- 2 waterproof sheets
- 6 4×4 Gauze
- 1 peri bottle
- 4 paper covered straws
- 4 Emergen-C
- 2 1-lb packages of epsom salts
- 1 bottle hydrogen peroxide
- 1 bottle witch hazel
- 3 alcohol swabs
- 1 paper tape measure
- 1 large ziploc bag
- 2 large garbage bags
- 1 newborn baby hat
- 1 umbilical cord clamp
- 1 bulb syringe
On top of this, if you’re having a water birth, then you would want to prepare the hose, a floating thermometer, debris net, tarps, etc. and of course, the pool itself, whether you’re renting or buying, or your midwives are bringing them. (For more information on water birth supplies, check out our article here.) Contact us if you want to know what specific items are used for, or if you have general questions about birthing.
Each midwife has her own specific needs and styles, so that’s why a custom birth kit is an essential part of a midwifery practice. If you are with a midwife, it would be wonderful if you could let them know that we are here and willing to support them as fellow advocates of homebirth.
We are happy to announce that the newest addition to our Custom Birth Kits is the Freedom and the Seed Birth Kit! Freedom and the Seed is a midwifery clinic in Tempe, Arizona. To find out more about their wonderful practice, please click here. We look forward to serving them and their clients, as well as all of our midwives.
We believe midwifery is one of the most important jobs in the world – and would like to take this opportunity to send our deepest gratitude and love to all midwives out there, many of whom are probably assisting a woman in labor as we speak.
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At Mama Goddess Birth Shop, we create custom birth kits for qualifying birth care providers, including midwives, doulas, naturopathic doctors, childbirth educators, lactation consultants, physicians, nurses, clinics, wellness centers, and more. We value the availability of access to all birthing choices for all women, by providing a one-stop place with high professional quality birthing and postpartum items for families and birth professionals. The custom kits provide a 5% discount off the retail pricing, for your clients’ convenience. For every birth kit purchased, you will be receiving a 5% commission. We will also promote your services on our website, free of charge. We strive to create a positive environment for the valuable work that childbirth professionals do, and we hope to be a nurturing place for everyone involved. For care providers interested in creating a custom birth kit with us, please e-mail us or call us at 1-888-588-7417 x 2 with your name or business name, and we will send you a detailed order form. Please let us know if we can answer any questions. Thank you!
