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Quite often, I meet women who are looking into (or dreaming about!) homebirth. Sadly, a lot of these women have unsupportive or uneducated (or scared) partners that want to have the baby in the hospital. Even sadder, I’d say many of these couples wind up with unfulfilling experiences in pregnancy and birth because not only […]
As midwives, we use many tools. Most of them are of the simple variety–fetoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, stethoscopes. But I have noticed the focus for me, on using a tool that is way more simple than any of those things. This tool is, however, more sensitive than anything made of steel or rubber. It is […]
The first time I did it I went to first base. The second time I did it I went all the way. That’s just me. Everyone is different and every base towards home matters. I do think we need to emphasize getting to home base, but let’s talk about the importance of the bases in […]
My “Activated” Star~Seeds of “Remembering” started to take Root in me when my sun was Concieved in 2004. During My 1st Trimester of Pregnancy… I Closed my Healing Arts Practice, Sold My House&Car and Gifted Most of my Belongings. I was Finally Free to “Go Back to EarthSchool”. My PregnantSeeSoulJourney and Vision Quest led me […]
The Future of Birth is focused on spreading the messages of important and inspiring people within the birth community. With talk of 2012 on the horizon, we prepare to enter a time of new and heightened consciousness. It is possible that we can use this energy to change the face of natural birth on this […]
In the first few hours of Helen’s 24th birthday, she called out to me from across our 750 ft2 house, “Um, Joe. Wake up. My water just broke,” her voice curling up into something like a question at the end. I shook off the deep sleep and tried to be as calm and responsible as […]
My story starts where my first birth ends. After an induction at 37 weeks followed by the common interventions in a hospital my son was born, but I was left broken and lost. My second birth, an induction at 38 weeks with my first daughter confirmed that the way birth is in America is not […]
I’d like to approach the delicate subject of transports to the hospital from home; mainly for my own reflection and processing. I say “delicate” because for many (midwives and mamas alike), a transport conveys the “failure” of someone or something. In the past, I’ve been the midwife that, I’ll admit, has heard other midwives’ transport […]
