12/12/2025
My heart is so full of gratitude after sneaking out in the middle of the crisp, starry night to be with a sweet mama while she brings her baby earth side into her arms. This work is much deeper than clinical skills, it is deeply spiritual and profound and I am honored to be called to the art and heart of midwifery at such a time as this.
Midwife---it means with woman---since the beginning midwives have been "with" women throughout life's transitions, birth being one of them. Midwives were considered the "mother's" in the community. The older and wiser woman that was called on for all things going on in life. They were spiritual guides, quiet listeners, facilitators of new beginnings, bringing calm and safety in crisis, protectors of normal and of the holy space, supporters in the beginning of life and end of life helping others to find meaning and peace, co laborer with God, encourager and nurturer, mentoring by example with love and so much more....
This is what it is to be WITH women.....vulnerable, raw, open and humble and really present with them and their families. Birth is not something that is happening to us as women but it is a profound journey that women have the honor of going on with God, where they transcend into a spiritual realm that words cannot describe. This is the sacred and holy place of birth.
