Posts Tagged ‘midwifery’
The year ahead
The beginning of a new year offers a time for reflection. 2013 was kind to me and offered me the chance to renew my DONA certification and my International Childbirth Education Certification. I began life as a student and apprenticing midwife, and starting working with some wonderful women to expand the scope of the work I do as…
Read MoreThe History of Midwifery and Breech Births
Babies have been brought into this world since the beginning of time. Even up until the time when my father was born in 1930 a majority of births in the US were still taking place at home. This completely changed in the next ten years and led us to where we are now, with a…
Read MoreMidwifery School
This is it. The year I go to school for something I have wanted to do for 15 years. The time is right. My kids are older, my work is stable but not overwhelming, my family is supportive, and the local midwife supports my decision. It has been an act of patience to wait for…
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