Proper Midwifery

03/05/2026

Even if you don't think you know anyone who has had a freebirth, please share!

03/02/2026

Of course "surges" has been turned into "surgeons."

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03/02/2026

Gripe for the day: electronic transcription that keeps using "words" or "birds" rather than "birth."

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01/27/2026

Please share (but just in the Idaho Panhandle, Lincoln County, MT, and Pend Oreille and Spokane Counties, WA)!

01/01/2026

The story is good but there is so much more!

North Idaho midwives Kathy Johnson, LM, CPM, and Lori Sabin, LM, CPM, were also busy on Christmas Day. We all three practice in Boundary and Bonner Counties and beyond. The Christmas rush began in the early hours of Christmas Eve when one of my clients reported the beginnings of labor. Baby decided to wait until early morning on Christmas to make her arrival. She was followed by three of Kathy’s clients and one of Lori’s. Then, to end the day with a bang is the story in the article.

Also mentioned in the story, my youngest daughter decided to make her grand entrance twenty-six years ago on Christmas. The previous year, Lori had a Christmas baby. Interestingly, presumably due to the commonality of Cesarean-sections, inductions, and doctors wanting to spend Christmas day at home with their families, there are between 30% and 40% fewer babies born on Christmas Day in countries that celebrate.

Out of hospital, or community, births have increased over the past few years. In Idaho, there were 487 in 2018 increasing to 1,200 in 2024. According to Idaho Vital Records, about 5% of all Idaho babies are community births.

Fast forward to 2025, she served as midwife for another woman who welcomed a child on the holiday, though in a twist of fate she could not be there to help.

10/17/2025

Very well done and worth the watch.

What will *you* do when things go still?Each day, 65 American babies are born still, even in otherwise healthy, low-risk pregnancies. Together, we can change...

10/16/2025

10/16/2025

A pregnant woman (Amy Poehler) gives birth during a meeting with her employees (Sarah Sherman, Ashley Padilla, Tommy Brennan).Saturday Night Live. Stream now...

08/13/2025

Watch the video and tell me what you think.

Layers of tissue called the amniotic sac hold the fluid that surround a baby in the womb. In most cases, these membranes rupture during labor or within 24 hours before starting labor. Premature rupture of the membranes (PROM) is said to occur when the membranes break before the 37th week of pregnanc...

06/13/2025

“Too often we criticize women for their choices and do not stop to consider why they are making these choices.”

“Women will always find ways to meet their needs and feel safe when it comes to giving birth.”

From: Dahlen, H. G., Jackson, M., and Stevens, J. (2010). Homebirth, freebirth and doulas: Casualty and consequences of a broken maternity system. Women and Birth, 2011(24), 47-50.

02/11/2025

There's a lot of good/interesting information here.

Reisa Pollard is the founder and lead designer at Beyond Beige – a leading Vancouver based interior design firm. As a proclaimed late bloomer, she ventured t...

01/27/2025

Note to self: when doing a newborn metabolic screen, don't poke your own finger.

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