Midwife Mieko Aoki Stewart

     I am a Home Birth Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), a Licensed Midwife in Hawai`i (LM), a Certified Body Ready Method Pro (BRM), a Certified Herbalist and practice the Traditional Maya Way of Healing on the island of Kaua`i.  My introduction to midwifery was from Whapio at the House of La Matrona intensive in 2009.  She wove everything into the web of wholistic paradigm and reminded us the immense importance and need to support women in labor, birth and the postpartum, where the mother is at!  I had phenomenal apprenticeship experiences with midwives Laura Roe, Anita Rojas & Lori Kimata who all helped shape me into a competent loving midwife. I also graduated from the National College of Midwifery. I strongly believe in autonomy and respect your choices without judgement. I’m honored to witness women’s transformations, breakthroughs, challenges, fears, bliss, awakenings, expansions, releases and their healing.  I thank every mother for teaching and shining their light in this journey.  For the mothers are the practitioners of birth and with their lead there is the foundation set for the next generation and so much wisdom passed on.

The Body Ready Method (BRM) was created by an exercise physiologist, and is based on bringing awareness to your whole body and addresses the Upper Body, Core, Pelvis, Pelvic floor and Movement Patterns. I guide you with specific positions and movements so you can incorporate them into your daily activity throughout pregnancy to set yourself up to have a more efficient birth, minimize pregnancy aches and pains, optimize recovery, minimize unnecessary abdominal separation and pelvic floor dysfunction, and optimize pelvic floor responsiveness! You will learn how amazing your body is even more! This can support you in experiencing a smooth transition into recovery and postpartum so you can go on to dance with your babe!

I have deep love and respect for the plants that feed us, nourish us, heal us and give us oxygen to breathe.  My joy is to blend herbal remedies and spread the plant juices to anyone who may be open to be touched by the spirit of the plants.  I love sharing what they have taught me. I have been offering consultation in reproductive health since 2003, with a wide array of nutritional ideas, movement exercises and herbal remedies for you.

I continue to uphold the traditional teachings of the Maya Way of Healing for Women (abdominal & uterine care techniques and healing practices) as trained by the late Miss Beatrice Torres Waight and her lineage, a Traditional Yucateca Maya herbalist and spiritual healer of Belize.  I teach self-care techniques and share herbal remedies specific for you.  My focus is fertility, digestive system restoration, energetic balancing and good health!

I speak Japanese, some Spanish, and learning `ōlelo Hawai`i.  I enjoy gathering herbs and vegetables from our farm, processing game and preparing nice meals with my kane and friends. Love the beach walks and big hikes in the forest with my pups. Harvesting and making herbal medicine truly delight my soul! And ceremonially at night, I rest and stare at the moon and stars while listening to the waves pound on the cliffs of Moloa`a.  

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MIEKO AOKI STEWART, CPM, LM, AS, BA, CH. Home Birth Midwife, Certified Herbalist, Practitioner of the Traditional Maya Way of Healing for Women/Abdominal Care, Body Ready Method Pro

Home Birth Midwifery Care

     With Midwife Mieko and her apprentice(s), we care for you & your baby throughout your whole pregnancy, labor, birth and postnatal period!  This is called continuity of care. Through your pregnancy & birth journey, we learn about each other and build a trusting bond.  We understand that birth is a normal life event and trust the body's physiological process.  This has been found to decrease labor time as well as any unnecessary interventions.  We also understand the importance of care and attending to the needs of women after giving birth and to your newborn during the first six weeks of life.  Your prenatal visits are at the office.  Care for your labor, birth and all but the last postnatal visit are at your home! This is to encourage you to stay home to recover, rebuild and restore yourself before walking out to the world after each birth. Did you know your uterus takes six weeks to return to her pre-pregnant size & health? This is no coincidence that our ancestors knew to care for our mothers for 42 days after birth! And there is one more visit at 3 months after birth to check on your abdominal health and healing, scheduled as needed.