There are so many things I love about attending planned home births in my midwifery practice, Local Care Midwifery, PLLC. First off, there is the ability to truly provide evidenced based care for folks that have chosen to work...
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Find Your Tribe
Recently I polled friends and clients about what was most helpful for new parenthood, the early postpartum period. There were many useful responses but one reply resonated deeply with me. My friend, Abby Ritter, suggested going to breastfeeding support groups...
The Special Hells of Motherhhod
For some women, motherhood is a calling, something that they have yearned and planned for since the beginning of memory. For some women, motherhood is a fate stumbled into accidentally. For some women, motherhood has no pull on their psyche...
Midwifery, Mothering & Me: The Blog
Midwifery, Mothering & Me: The Blog This blog is named “Midwifery, Mothering & Me” because the words all start with M which is my favorite letter, because each of the topics are within my areas of expertise, and most importantly, because, hopefully, these subjects are appealing to you. Entering my second decade as both...
“Midwife. That’s what I am, a midwife”
One of my earliest memories: After sitting and listening to a fairy tale, I am walking in my family’s dining room. I must be three, maybe four years old because I am the same height as the heavy, wooden table. As I am walking, I am thinking about the story. Someone (mother? babysitter?) was...