Someone asked me today (like almost everyday): “How often do you see complications arise in home births?” I gave them the same answer I always give:”Rarely. I see complications happen WAY more frequently in hospitals. And the odd time a complication does arise, in my experience, they are handled in a MUCH more smooth and calm fashion in the home… Read more →
One of the most amazing things about attending births for a living is sharing in the moment where a woman becomes a mother. I talk so often about that moment when a woman reaches down to hear newborn baby for the first time with an incomparable look on her face of “I DID IT!”. If the father or a partner… Read more →
I seem to be extremely drawn to two things in my most recent few years of life: birth work and hanging ’round men who are not necessarily sustainable fits for me. At first glance, these two passions may seem utterly unrelated. However, I would like to take a moment to share with you a little-known way in which I am… Read more →
So, I caught a baby for the first time last week. On my birthday… a day where I attended not one, but TWO Hypnobabies home births back-to-back. Pretty awesome birthday gift. Two births, one catch and one pair of amniotic fluid-soaked jeans later, I got into my beloved bath tub just before midnight on my birthday and thought, now THAT… Read more →
As much as I like hammering out new blog posts on my laptop, I will always have a special love for pen-to-paper journalling. I was going through some of my birth-journal entries earlier this evening, and thought I would start a segment here on the Birth Takes a Village Blog with occasional glimpses of the thoughts I have about birth.… Read more →