Resources – Page 2 – Corpus Christi Birth Center

Beth Overton Delivers the First Baby of the Year in 2003

This is the article as it appeared in the Caller on January 1, 2003 Note from CCBC: Jennifer’s baby was actually born on a birth stool in her bedroom. The name of Beth Overton’s business at the time was “Gentle Beginnings” 2003’s first babies Lincoln Graham born at home in a hallway By Tricia Schwennesen Caller-Times January 2, 2003 Jennifer Graham, 25, was shopping for clothes at Target at about 2 p.m. Tuesday when she first began to feel labor…

“Special Delivery” in the News

In the News

Special Delivery Midwives have helped 150 area babies into the world Heather Ann White/Caller-Times Tuesday, February 20, 2007 It’s like a slumber party – joking and laughing with loved ones and the occasional banter about men. This is how Kasey Garcia describes each of her experiences giving birth at her Corpus Christi home with the help of Beth Overton, founder and owner of Gentle Beginnings Midwifery [Note from CCBC: This was Beth Overton’s first business name], which has served the…

Meet Mary Margaret Sciantarelli

In the News

The Corpus Christi Caller Times published a front page article about the interesting history of the home that is now our birth center. Mary Margaret Sciantarelli was born in the historic home. She is a healthy vibrant 93 years “young” and we enjoyed the wonderful opportunity to meet her in person and hear her stories about her childhood home. Margaret’s parents built the home in 1912 and four of their children were born at home, including Margaret. To read the Caller-Times artilcle, just click…

UNICEF – Breastfeeding Crawl Video

Breastfeeding

Written by Marshall and Phyllis Klaus Ever since the exciting observations of the human infant’s ability to crawl to his or her mother’s breast shortly after birth, latch on, and suckle all on its own, mothers and fathers have been entranced by this amazing feat. To think that for many decades both caregivers and parents believed that in order to breastfeed, a baby would not know what to do to feed and was usually pushed onto the breast.…

Chiropractic Referrals

Alternatative Health Care, Chiropractic Care

Please contact us if you would like information on this resource. We appologize for the inconvience but we are currently updating our entire website and have not yet completed this page.

Midwifery and the Bible Part III: Exodus 1:15-21

From the Bible

Part III: Exodus 1:15-21 Copyright © 2001 by Larry G. Overton All rights reserved. Exodus 1:15-21 15 Now the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews, one of whom was called Shiphrah and the other called Puah. 16 And he said, “When you assist the Hebrew women in childbirth, and see them upon the birthstool [literally, the two stones], if it is a son, then you shall kill him. But if it is a daughter,…

Corpus Christi Birth Center in the News

In the News

Check this out! The Corpus Christi Birth Center was in the news! Click on the picture to see the video news on the KIII TV news website. The link will open in a new window.

beth has numerous qualifications to conduct midwifery

Midwives Rock!

Home Page, Videos

This is a TV commercial we ran for our business a few years ago. Our business name was “Gentle Beginnings” before we opened the birth center. Those are Beth Overton’s grandchildren in the commercial and Jessica is Beth’s daughter. Jessica is also a midwife. She works now for the San Antonio Birth Center because she lives in San Antonio.

Midwifery and the Bible Part II: Genesis 38: 27-30

From the Bible

Part II: Genesis 38: 27-30 Copyright © 2001 by Larry G. Overton and Beth Overton All rights reserved. 27 And it happened in the time of her giving birth, that, behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And so it was, while she was giving birth, one put out a hand. And the midwife, taking hold of it, tied a scarlet thread upon his hand, saying, “This one came out first.” 29 And it happened, as he…

CDC Report: C-Section Rates in the US are the Highest Ever!

Research and Studies, In the News, VBAC Information

C-section rates rose 6%; VBAC rate fell 13%; Percentage of Preterm and Low Birth Weight Babies on the rise. You may also find the following article at it’s original source: the CDC website www.cdc.gov Preliminary Births for 2004: Infant and Maternal Health by Joyce A. Martin, M.P.H.; Brady E. Hamilton, Ph.D.; Fay Menacker, Ph.D.; Paul D. Sutton, Ph.D.; and T.J. Mathews, M.S., Division of Vital Statistics This report from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics summarizes selected 2004 preliminary maternal…