Fundamentalism scares me. Whether the topic is religion, politics, or health care, fundamentalism scares me. As a licensed midwife attending planned home births, the public fundamentalism on either side of the home birth issue scares me both personally and professionally....
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Poem: The Scent of Birth
The scent of birth is a heady perfume Its base note is loamy- earth, sweat, blood Aquiline top note - soft, clear water, salty tears, grassy newness Between another layer floats, subtle and persistent -clean wax of vernix The scent of birth surges Baby...
Life on call 24/7
I am a midwife. Specifically, I am a private practice, planned homebirth attending midwife. In my normal life, I am on call 24/7. Every hour of every day, I am ready for someone's call: a laboring woman, a breastfeeding mom,...
Memory: Change Your Shorts!
Memory: I was in active labor with my second baby. It was hard work and I was relaxing well with and especially between the contractions. Endorphins were surging through me and my thoughts were, well, let's just say I wasn't...
Talking to Babies
Dear Reader, Thank you so much for reading this post. If you are regularly reading Midwifery, Mothering & Me, thank you again. I truly appreciate the support. We humans like to be acknowledged. We like to be recognized. We...