feminist clinic to home birth — a natural progression (part I)
If you had asked me 20 years ago if I would believe that I would end up a midwife — let alone a home birth midwife like that soft, grandmotherly woman who did my annual exam at WCC, I probably would have laughed! But when I look back now — it just looks like another full circle, and as natural of a transition as any midwife would embrace.
disability pride month: on celebrating disability as diversity, and centering the needs of disabled folks
If you’re sensitive or prone to over-stimulation (like me!), thinking about giving birth in a standard hospital room with what I can only describe as oppressive overhead (typically fluorescent) lighting, does not induce a sense of safety. Lots of folks come to community birth out of a desire for a less medical-feeling, and more sensory-sensitive setting for one of the most intense moments of their lives.