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Rocío

25 Saturday Jan 2014

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Rocio

Rocio

Rocio Atencio

Together

Together

Rodrigo and Graciela are amazing OB’s. I was extremely fortunate to have found them (thanks to my hubby).
We have a beautiful baby boy thanks to their support when sorely needed. I recommend them to anyone who is looking for a second opinion, personal and humanized healthcare. Best wishes to all pregnant ladies and mommies out there!

Here is my story:

Panama City, Republic of Panama.

My story starts in 2008 in Houston, Texas USA, when after years of trying to conceive (1 failed IVF attempt), I finally got pregnant (naturally after a laparoscopy to remove some endometriosis). My daughter was born premature. My membranes ruptured at 25 weeks and Danielle Victoria was born at 26 weeks, weighing 2 pounds 7 ounces. She was a trooper from birth, a real fighter. To this date, she continues to be a feisty 5-year old (beautiful and healthy). We were lucky to be living in a city and country were prematures have a chance to survive and to be absolutely healthy.

I really never thought I would or could get pregnant again, but fortunately, God/destiny blessed my body once again. 

At 20 or 21 weeks, my first OBGYN indicated that my cervix was thinning and based on my past history (pre-term labor); he wanted to conduct a cervical stitch (cerclage). Since my husband and I were already looking into natural birthing options (due to my very dramatic first pregnancy), we immediately contacted Rodrigo and Graciela Aybar.

Dr. Graciela was very kind to make room to see me after I told her the story… A cerclage at around 22 weeks…. I was afraid that would conflict with our natural birthing plan. Both she and Rodrigo were there on the first appointment. They listened carefully and did a thorough examination… Both concluded that I needed to be on bed rest until I reached at least week 37 to ensure the baby wasn’t born pre-term like my first daughter. They also prescribed progesterone suppositories through the course of my pregnancy (until week 37).

My husband, who is an acupuncturist, took care of me the entire pregnancy. At any sign of contractions, he would immediately tell me he had to perform acupuncture to ease the contractions and to relax me. Acupuncture worked wonderfully!

Dr. Graciela and Rodrigo closely monitored my evolution and the health of my baby in-uterus.

I read a lot about natural births and water births. I decided I wanted something less stressful than my first experience. I wanted to be at home. My husband doesn’t like hospitals so he was totally happy that I would opt for a home, water and totally natural birth.

Since my first child was via C-Section, the doctors checked my scar and made sure I would be OK if I opted for a vaginal birth. They went to our home to make sure it was in good conditions for a water/home birth. We were ready for the day, my belly was huge and I was ready for my baby to decide when he wanted to come out into this world.

September 28, I started contractions at around 10PM. At around midnight, my water broke. I had called the doctors to let them know my evolution. As soon as I informed them that my contractions were 5 minutes in between, they headed our way, reaching our home at around 1AM with all their equipment (pool included).

It was 12 hours of labor. At 10:15 AM (9/29/2013), our son Fabian Corpas, was born! Absolutely and positively PERFECT!

I gave birth squatting and nobody told me I couldn’t eat or drink… I was free to move, to walk around my house, to be naked if I wanted to… hehehe…. Zero beeping from hospital machines and zero nurses monitoring every single movement. I didn’t tense up from that hospital smell… You know the one that gives you hibby jibbies….

The doctors were supportive and were constantly joking! They are a SUPER TEAM!!!! They were relaxed at all times! Their calm attitude gave me additional confidence that everything was going to be fine.

If I were to get pregnant again (I am 37), I would immediately approach our doctors Rodrigo and Graciela and plan for another home birth. It was an amazing experience….

A lot of people have approached me after giving birth and cannot believe that I had a vaginal birth after C-Section and cannot believe that I opted for a natural birth; when I explain the reasons behind my choice, they totally understand. A lot of women have said that nobody ever told them that a vaginal birth after a C-section was even an option. So I am always happy to share my story and talk about the wonderful couple that helped us during our pregnancy and during childbirth.

Rocio Atencio

Barbara Harper Part II

15 Wednesday May 2013

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Unforgettable

Unforgettable

Together

Together

Discussing all the pointsDiscussing all the points

Together

Together

As part of the visit of Barbara Harper to our country and in coordination with the United Nations World Fund Population, we traveled to the Chiriquí Province located to the west of the Republic.

We visited the Ngäbe Buglé region. This indigenous region is the biggest and has the most population of the country, it also covers a territory that involves three provinces in Panama: Chiriquí, Veraguas and Bocas del Toro.
The so called “lagoons” of poverty the biggest in Panama are precisely located there. There are foreigner enterprises that are developing big scale hydroelectric projects, using the innumerable rivers, exporting electricity to neighbor countries, and the indigenous from the region, meaning the owners of those lands, do not count with electric light.

There in the high lands of the region we went with Barbara and we held encounters with the Ngäbes empiric midwifes and health staff assigned to those areas. We were in the Health Center of Hato Chamí the District of Nole Duima of the Nedriní Region.

We shared experiences and talked for hours with them, we saw videos of water births and natural births. We had to translate from English to Spanish and from Spanish to Ngäbe and vice versa.

We have to point out emphatically: that the traditions, the way of performing the deliveries, the bond between mother and child, childbirth and maternal breastfeeding of our Ngäbe Buglé population are perfect.

It’s extraordinary how the husband keeps her company and supports her during birth, the wisdom and peace of the midwife that accompanies the mothers.
The exchange was truthfully productive and exciting. Like Barbara Harper used to say, it is the language of infinite love that has no boundaries nor obstacles of any kind.

It profoundly caught our attention the support of the nurse assigned and all of the staff at the center.

It was an extraordinary experience.

The day after in David, Barbara Harper performed a magisterial conference in the Infirmary Faculty of the National University of Chiriquí.
In the conference participated approximately 80 students of obstetrician infirmary, were there´s a group of about 25 of them that are preparing to give support in the care of pregnant women in the Ngäbe Buglé region.
Literally it was a two hour presentation and exchange without anyone even blinking.

All of these show that we are moving forward. That the women in our country every day are more active in the defense of their rights to a natural and soft maternity, free of unnecessary interventions and respectful of the intimacy of the woman and her family.

We must thank the invaluable support of all the staff at the United Nations World Fund Population assigned to the Ngäbe Buglé region that performs an irreplaceable job.

Dr. Rodrigo Aybar

Misty

09 Thursday May 2013

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Barbara Harper

The first look

The first look

All together

All together

In a beautiful house from the reverted area on Panama City we lived un unforgettable experience.

It’s the house of Misty and Matt. They are a very special couple. They perform a generous and extraordinary effort in Panama, protecting abandoned children.

Misty was awaiting the arrival of her first baby. She is simple, intelligent and infinitely motherly.

Matt is joyful, secure and immensely tender. They both prepared cautiously for the arrival of their son.

We arrived at Clayton at night. Misty was already in the transition stage, meaning an advanced dilation. In this stage the energetic cost of the mother is huge and comes with the sensation of “I can’t” or “I’m not going to make it”.

Graciela prepared the pool quickly and a few minutes later Misty was in it and was relaxing.

Parting from here everything changed. Graciela and I went to another room to rest and read. Matt stayed beside Misty without moving from her side, giving her all the possible love of this world and watchful of everything.

After 2 hours we got close to Misty and little time was missing. She had reached the complete dilation and it started to appear the common sounds of her body of an imminent birth.

Isaac was born! Beautiful! Strong! Healthy!

We step aside a little and did nothing else but watch this infinite enchanted moment of reunion between both mother and baby.

We can’t say much more but: Thank you Misty and Matt for letting us feel the warmth and love of your home and the marvelous arrival of Isaac.

A few days later we visited Misty and her family in the company of Barbara Harper and Elizabeth Noble.

We couldn’t keep from sharing with our lustrous visitors this unique and wonderful experience.

An unforgetable day

An unforgettable day

Barbara Harper, Misty, Matt, Graciela and the King!

Barbara Harper, Misty, Matt, Graciela and the King!

Dra. Graciela A. de Aybar
Dr. Rodrigo Aybar

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Barbara Harper visit us !

02 Tuesday Apr 2013

Dear mothers, dear fathers, dear babies!

As a result of a huge effort, patience and almost a three years work in which you have been the main protagonists we can see the “fruits”.

Each day, more and more mothers live the delivery experience in a soft and free way.

It has been more than seventy women who had a childbirth at home and in a pool. Half of them, Panamanians.

We received a wonderful news: Barbara Harper an American , nurse, midwife, educator , author will visit us and will make a workshop to families, nurses, physicians… During the activity some of our marvelous mothers will tell their experience .

We would like to invite you to be present during the activity. The workshop is without cost, with a coffee brake and are invited all of you with your children . The idea is to motivate other future mothers in the way to a gentle, free and natural delivery.

After the workshop we will be in Chiriqui and will give support to the nurse students of the Gnäbe Bougle Comarca who are receiving a training in indigenous way in pregnancy and delivery care , with respect to their wise traditions .

We attach to you the activity poster and are very grateful for your attendance to the activity. You can confirm your participation in :
aybar_anhel@ yahoo.com.ar

Kind regards,

Dra. Graciela A. de Aybar
Dr. Rodrigo Aybar

Panama, April 2013

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