Many years ago, when I was living in Colorado, I worked as a nurse case manager in a prenatal clinic, We primarily served poor and undocumented Hispanics. One day, I was seeing a married woman expecting a baby. Nothing particularly...
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Call The Midwife
I have a small, private midwifery practice in UpState NY. My practice, Local Care Midwifery, PLLC, specializes in planned home birth. Like the popular BBC production currently showing on PBS, my clients call the midwife.Several times during prenatal care, we...
Eating Together
Eating TogetherAt my house, we eat together. Everyday. Everyday, we sit down and share food, space and time together. There are various studies that show the importance of a daily shared meal. This simple activity is supposed to increase social...
The Yearling
The YearlingDriving home LateJust hours before dawnDriving slowly in this urban neighborhoodStop sign greeted with a lazy rollNow, just half a block from homeRecognition of a presenceFirst sensing then seeing a deerGraceful yearling strolling in front of my headlights She stoppedTurnedLooked at...
The Imagined Child: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. At Local Care Midwifery, this October has been one long month...Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month started in 1988 with a proclamation by President Reagan. This time of remembrance was started by...
Recipe: Autumn Beans and Greens
Autumn is the perfect time for donning a comfy sweater, taking a walk in the crisp air and returning home to a fragrant crock pot of soup. This recipe is simple, nutritious and delicious: perfect for autumn.Autumn Beans and Greens ...
National Midwifery Week in the life of This Midwife
National Midwifery Week in the life of This Midwife Friday Catch a baby at 2:30 AM. Do the immediate postpartum care (including newborn exam, Vitamin K injection, see other kids introduced to new baby, start load of laundry and do...
Love is Like That
Once you are a parent, your heart is on your sleeve. Never again, are you wholly your own. Whether your baby was with you for decades or only for a fleeting dream, there will always be part of you that...
Freedom For Birth: The Morning After
Yesterday, people all over the world gathered to watch Freedom For Birth, a film by Toni and Alex Harmon. In Troy, NY, more than forty of us joined together to watch, consider and talk. The movie is about childbirth as...
Freedom For Birth Premiere 9/20/12
Last night, I previewed the film Freedom For Birth by Toni and Alex Harmon. The film explores the idea that childbirth is a human right, an innate right of women to choose where and how they give birth. The film...