Katie Silva – Indie Birth Contributor Miscarriage in our culture is not often discussed openly. Women often pass through the experience of a miscarriage alone or with only her partner. In many cases, there is no ceremony, no special nurturing care afterwards, nor enough support from other women. Even the word “miscarriage” somehow implies that […]

About 7 months ago, I was wandering through a used bookstore when a book literally jumped off the shelf at me: Primal Mothering In a Modern World, by Hygeia Halfmoon. The front cover has a picture of a beautiful family. The mother is topless and breastfeeding her youngest child. I knew that the book was […]

What is pregnancy and birth really about? The answer depends on what culture one is in, what the circumstances are, and who you ask. Today, in the U.S., I am not quite sure we have kept our connection to the sacred, primal, usually simple process that is being pregnant and giving birth. Mainstream America doesn’t […]

Raquel Rotnes – Indie Birth Contributor Birth is one of the greatest transitions in our lives. During pregnancy you plan everything to have the safest experience possible. Whether you give birth at home or in the hospital there are many choices to make. One of your choices is about surroundings. In the process of birth […]

Never have I read a book about birth with which I so closely identify. I need to tell every woman I meet about this book, and I am already considering making it a “required read” for my homebirth clients.

Looking back, I must have known it was coming. Of course, it was my due date, so every day that passed I was inevitably getting closer. But, I had a really unusually satisfying sleep that night and lost a lot of mucus plug when I woke up. And kids, being the in tune little things […]

As I await labor and birth, it becomes clear to me that I am feeling stuck between two worlds. I had never thought about it like that before, but once the thought gets in my brain I realize how fitting it is, and how the end of pregnancy gives way to this feeling in order […]

When I am getting ready to have a baby, buying birth supplies feels like its own rite of passage. It seems so practical, so impersonal, maybe even silly. But I look forward to this ritual with anticipation, because it means so much more to me than just filling my cart with new towels, or underpads. […]