A Midwife at Birth Center of Gainesville, Fl has passed. NEED BREAST MILK for BABY.

[fourgrtkidos]

I am sorry to have to post that Jennifer W. a Midwife at the Birth Center of Gainesville, Fl is on life support. I am so sorry if anyone who is close to her is finding out this way. (I am posting so we could rally some help.)

Contact J.L. another midwife to donate breastmilk.... [e-mail]

I would rather not post all the detials, but it seems she had a seizure as she was being rushed to emergency c-section for eclampsia. She has not regained consciousness.

Her baby is doing great. A girl, thriving well, even though she was just 35 weeks.

I am posting in hope that anyone who knew her, other Midwives and like minded women may want to help her family. Please, if you knew her, do not call the family, they can not handle phone calls right now. If you need to contact the Florida School of Traditional Midwifery, in G'ville, FL, there is a contact person there handling clothes donations, baby items, food preparation and meals, breastmilk donations, gift certificate donations, etc.

They are looking for breastmilk donations from Mothers whose baby's are very young, they have gotten a donation of colostrum thus far (but may need more if it could be given immediatly).

Also, her husband, who is a school teacher will need some support to get through this.

There will be a website, I am assuming, steaming from the Florida School of Traditional Midwifery and BCOG website, where others can sign up for tasks to help her family and pledges of support. When it is up I will post a link.

Please keep this Midwife mamma and her family in your thoughts and prayers. We are all so very sad about her parting from us.

(PM me if you have colostrum or a very young baby and live in FL or could get it here fast. I'll find out who is coordinating it.) (Do not send it through link below)

[mendomidwife]

So Sorry.....

I don't know her, but I used to live in Gainesville and knew some of the birthing community there....
Will send healing energy and look for the website to get posted. Maybe there is some way I can help...

Carla

[pamamidwife]

this horrific, no matter whose family it is affecting. How terribly, horribly sad for all involved - thank you for bringing this to our attention!

[Midwife Kris]

I read the sad news elsewhere today from her colleague that Jennifer has passed.

[fourgrtkidos]

Any help or condolences can be sent to the Birth Cottage of Gainesville / Florida School of Traditional Midwifery website.

www.midwiferyschool.org click the contact us bullet.

Later there will be a link to a helping hands website for her family.

She was a great Midwife and teacher. I will miss her alot.

[homemademomma]

thanks for posting this. . . .

jen donated her organs today. a wonderful woman is donating colostrum to the baby, and we have had so many women respond offering breastmilk. if anyone wants to help the family or offer condolences you can email me directly at [e-mail]

[Reha]

[Maggi315]

I am so sad today. Seems like there are lots of sad stories about moms these days. And to hear of a fellow midwife, just makes me think "could have been me". If you are still looking for breastmilk, pm me, I have a few moms in the area that have contacted me about using their frozen milk.

[loraxc]

I live in Gainesville and was considering this practice. This is heartbeaking news.

Just for the record, the name is "The Birth Center of Gainesville," not the Birth Cottage.

[nurnur]

[fruitful womb]

This absolutely breaks my heart.

[mamaverdi]

[natbab]

[fourgrtkidos]

bump.

Contact [e-mail] to donate or direct your clients to emial her for breastmilk donations.