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About Cara Muhlhahn, CNM
Cara Muhlhahn, CNM is a graduate of Columbia University School of Nursing, and SUNY Downstate Health Science Center in Brooklyn's Midwifery Education Program. She has practiced as a midwife since obtaining her Certificate of Nurse-Midwifery in 1991. Prior to starting her private practice in 1996, Cara practiced midwifery at Beth Israel Medical Center, and at Maternity Center, Inc., Manhattan's Birthing Center, both in New York, New York. Cara lives in Manhattan with her son Liam, who was born at home.
Posts by Cara
Can a woman have a safe home birth with a midwife if she has herpes?
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 Posted by Cara Muhlhahn, CNM in Midwife Q & A ⋅ Comments »
Q: Can a woman have a safe home birth with a midwife if she has herpes? A: Very simply the treatment for herpes is as follows and is the same whether ... Continue reading this post...Safety and Homebirth
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 Posted by Cara Muhlhahn, CNM in Home Birth, Midwife Q & A ⋅ Comments »
Q: Can you clarify some of the precautions midwives take to protect the mother and baby if complications arise during labor? At what point does the midwife know and make ... Continue reading this post...Home Birth: What is Legal in NY State?
Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Posted by Cara Muhlhahn, CNM in Home Birth, Midwife Q & A ⋅ 2 Comments »
Q: Hi, Can you please tell me whether it is considered "illegal" to have a home birth in upstate NY. Does insurance cover it? I am so confused whether ... Continue reading this post...Thrombocytopenia and Midwife Care
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted by Cara Muhlhahn, CNM in Midwife Q & A ⋅ Comments »
Q: I had my first child over four years ago and am thinking of having another baby in the next couple years. At 37 wks my midwife determined that ... Continue reading this post...First born at 35 weeks. Eligible for homebirth with second?
Sunday, July 20th, 2008 Posted by Cara Muhlhahn, CNM in Midwife Q & A ⋅ Comments »
Q: My first and only son was born at 35 weeks. I had to be induced via pitocin because my water had broken 2 days prior (Saturday night). The doctors ... Continue reading this post...Does having a positive GBS (Group Beta Strep) rule out having a homebirth?
Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted by Cara Muhlhahn, CNM in Midwife Q & A ⋅ Comments »
Q: Does having a positive GBS (Group Beta Strep) rule out having a homebirth? If so, is there anything one can do to change that positive to a negative? A: GBS ... Continue reading this post...My daugher is 39 and will be giving birth just short of her 40th birthday for the first time. She is strongly leaning toward midwifry at home…
Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted by Cara Muhlhahn, CNM in Midwife Q & A ⋅ Comments »
Q: My daugher is 39 and will be giving birth just short of her 40th birthday for the 1st time. She is strongly leaning toward midwifry at home. My conder ... Continue reading this post...Would having had a previous C-section prevent a woman from having a home birth?
Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted by Cara Muhlhahn, CNM in Midwife Q & A, VBAC ⋅ Comments »
Q: Would having had a previous C-section prevent a woman from having a home birth? A: Many homebirth Midwives will do VBACs at home. The medical establishment will most likely oppose ... Continue reading this post...As a rape survivor, is homebirthing a viable alternative?
Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted by Cara Muhlhahn, CNM in Midwife Q & A ⋅ Comments »
Q: As a rape survivor that has gone through the healing process, I am still not comfortable with the idea of men being in the delivery room during my most ... Continue reading this post...I am an American living in a small village in France…
Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted by Cara Muhlhahn, CNM in Midwife Q & A ⋅ Comments »
Q: I am an American living in a small village in France. The only option is hospital birth but the hospital requires IVs, epidurals, etc. My mother-in-law delivered six of ... Continue reading this post...