Midwifery Welcomes Baby No. 300

began the new year by welcoming and celebrating baby number 300.

 According to Mayra Saravia Rios, an employee of ,  Maria Teresa Mendez gave birth to Ashley Aizamar (7 lbs., 5 oz.) at 10 p.m. on January 10 at Prince William Hospital. 

The second-time mother was relieved to be able to overcome some complications during labor in order to avoid another cesarean section. 

She and her husband are full of excitement with their daughter, Rios said in a written announcement.

“This birth made a big impact on me," Mendez said, while holding baby Ashley. Mendez also said she felt "very strong about herself and her body" following the birth. 

The two-year-old practice, which provides midwifery and women’s health care for both insured women who prefer the services of midwives and women who are uninsured, under-insured or Medicaid eligible,  is managed by Sheila Mathis—a certified nurse midwife— and her husband, Derrick, who is an ordained minister.

In celebration of the recent birth of baby Ashley and significant milestone,  the two-year-old Manassas Midwifery was given a basket of gifts to present to Teresa and her baby from the practice’s neighboring Walgreens store at 8697 Sudley Road in Manassas.  Teresa also received a hand-knit lavender baby blanket and baby hat, made by a friend of the midwifery.

For more information about the midwifery’s ministry, visit: http://www.dcintersections.americanobserver.net/category/manassas/, or read additional related Patchy material.