Imprint Birth

04/29/2026

Please help our dear friend any chance you can 🫶🏼

We’re rallying around one of our own ❤️ Anyone who is blessed to know Murphy, knows that she is ALWAYS so quick to step in and help out in any way that she is able. GIVING, nurturing and loving. Our dear friend is walking through a really heavy season right now. She is unexpectedly solo-parent...

04/13/2026

Georgia is really out here threatening to jail the very midwives who could help save Black women’s lives. And now, those same midwives are standing up and fighting back in court.
More than a third of counties in Georgia don’t even have proper maternity care. No OBs. No birth centers. No hospital obstetric services. Nothing.

The maternal mortality rate is sitting at 30 deaths per 100,000 births. And somehow, instead of fixing that, the state has made it a crime for trained, experienced midwives to catch babies. You can literally face fines and jail time for doing the work our communities have relied on for generations.

Back in February, Georgia’s oldest freestanding birth center had to close. That leaves only three in the entire state. At the same time, lawmakers let HB520 die, a bill that could have decriminalized midwifery, on the very last day of the session.

So now, three midwives are taking this fight to court.

One of them, Jamarah Amani, shared that her own hospital birth was traumatic. She said she had no real autonomy over her body and was treated more like a prisoner than a patient. She ended up laboring in a hospital bathroom just to give birth the way she knew was right for her.

She went on to become a licensed midwife, but had to leave Georgia just to do it.

Then there’s Tamara Taitt, who runs the Atlanta Birth Center, but is legally not allowed to provide care to her own patients. Her credentials are recognized in 39 states. But in Georgia, they act like it means nothing.

And let’s be real, this didn’t just happen overnight. A century ago, Black midwives were pushed out on purpose. They were labeled unsanitary and superstitious while laws were put in place to give doctors control and shut midwives out. In just twenty years, the number of midwives in Georgia dropped from 9,000 to 2,000.

This has never just been about safety. It has always been about control over our bodies and our communities.

Today, Black women in Georgia are dying in childbirth at more than twice the rate of white women.

The World Health Organization has said that expanding access to midwifery care could prevent more than 60 percent of maternal and newborn deaths. But instead of investing in that, Georgia is pushing trained midwives out while women continue to die.

Now the Center for Reproductive Rights has filed a lawsuit in Fulton County, alongside these midwives, to challenge laws that many say are rooted in the same history of excluding Black birth workers.

This is what the fight over our bodies looks like right now. Not just abortion bans, but going after the very community care systems Black women built to survive.

And these midwives are not backing down.

These are the heroes we need.

04/04/2026

This is what real out of hospital birth NRP training looks like.
Not just checking a box, but stepping into the moment.

Out of hospital midwives don’t just learn neonatal resuscitation… we practice it in the environments where birth actually happens.

Waterbirth. Tight spaces. Hands on. Cord intact.
Real life. Real decisions.

Because when a baby needs support transitioning earthside, there is no time to think twice, only to act with skill, presence, and evidence based care.

03/25/2026

🌿 Nuchal Cord Facts
🟢 1. Nuchal cords are extremely common
Occur in 20–30% of all births

That’s 1 in 4 babies

Most are loose and cause no problems

🟢 2. They are usually not dangerous
A nuchal cord is simply the cord around the baby’s neck.
Because of Wharton’s jelly and the cord’s structure, blood flow is usually well‑protected.

🟢 3. They rarely cause emergencies
A nuchal cord becomes concerning only if it causes:

significant cord compression

repetitive variable decelerations

signs of fetal distress

This is uncommon.

🟢 4. They are not a reason for induction or cesarean
Evidence shows:

Nuchal cords are not linked to stillbirth in healthy pregnancies

They are not an indication for early delivery

They are not a reason for automatic C‑section

🟢 5. Providers manage them easily at birth
Most of the time:

The cord is slipped over the baby’s head

Or the somersault maneuver is used
Both are simple, routine techniques.

🟢 6. Multiple loops are still often harmless
Even 2–3 loops can be normal.
What matters is tension, not the number of loops.

03/19/2026

This is absolutely insane

Reproductive Coercion: Cherise Doyley was in labor when the hospital sought an emergency hearing to force her to have a C-section. The choice would not be hers. The judge would decide how she would give birth. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/16/health/c-section-birth-judge-propublica

03/19/2026

Starting to dream of a slow, low volume midwifery practice ⭕️ Surrounded by love and support.

Planning licensure sometime in May, and looking far out into 2026, I’ll be accepting just 1 client per month, and some months off call, in order to balance family life and sustainable midwifery.

If this sounds like something you’re interested in exploring this pregnancy, let’s set up a consultation ✨😌
Email via website is best!

03/16/2026

There is nothing quite like a rain/sleet/blizzard storm, double header birth to humble you, while simultaneously drain your adrenaline stores 🫠

I truly trust that the Lord puts me at all the births I’m supposed to be at and last night was a true testament to that. With the help of the team (shout out to Chelsey, Brittany, Fiona + Angela) I completed my final requirements of Phase 3, and can now submit paperwork my NARM exam.

By nothing short of serendipity, these births marked something extra special for me - my 99th and 100th career births - a milestone that I once only dreamed of achieving as a new doula. I am so grateful to these strong women, and all of the other families that I’ve been blessed to attend over the years.

So many thank you’s are in order, but for now I’m catching up on sleep and riding the high of two beautiful births, hours apart, in the dead of the night, because babies have zero cares about worldly things like snow storms. 🥹❄️