Hiking up a steep mountain trail can reveal a few things about giving birth and supporting someone during birth. I did a big backcountry camping trip this past summer and here’s what I came away with in regards to birth: 1. On the way up, I was behind my group and struggling to keep up. I was annoyed I wasn’t… Read more →
To me, part of taking a stand for rights to choices in childbirth means taking a stand for reproductive rights as a whole. This includes rights to choices in miscarriage, pregnancy loss and abortion. This morning, news of a protest in Poland popped up in my newsfeed and the power of it made me tear up a bit. According to the article:… Read more →
A few weeks ago my colleague wrote a post called Facebook Censored Me Again. When my sister’s gorgeous story and birth photo were censored from facebook, I couldn’t help but write my own post on the topic . I am so frustrated with our society’s viewpoint that women’s bodies are only acceptable for public viewing if it’s in a sexual context. People don’t bat an eye… Read more →
And so… The Midwife completes her work by doing nothing. Things arise and she lets them come, Things leave and she lets them go. Creating, not possessing, Facilitating, yet laying no claim. And when her work is done, she forgets about it, and so it lasts forever! ~ The Tao of Midwifery Read more →
I often have people say to me, “I wish I had your trust in birth.” My birth philosophy has nothing to do with trust. It has more to do with NOT trusting that intervening in birth makes it better, safer, or healthier. It’s not that I don’t think complications can come up, or that bad outcomes never happen, it’s that… Read more →