Trinity Midwifery

02/16/2026

NEW BLOG POST!
Birth and Postpartum Preparation for Older Siblings: Helping Families Transition with Love and Confidence

Welcoming a new baby is a joyous, life-changing event — but it also comes with big adjustments, especially for older siblings. The arrival of a new family member can stir up a mix of emotions: excitement, curiosity, anxiety, jealousy, or even confusion. When families intentionally prepare older children for birth and postpartum life, the transition can be smoother, emotionally healthy, and even joyful for everyone involved.

Older siblings play an essential role in a growing family, and their feelings and needs matter just as much as the newborn’s. Thoughtful preparation not only reduces stress but also fosters early bonding, empathy, and confidence in their new role.

This guide provides practical, research-backed strategies and gentle tips for preparing older siblings before, during, and after the arrival of a new baby.

Birth and Postpartum Preparation for Older Siblings: Helping Families Transition with Love and Confidence IntroductionWelcoming a new baby is a joyous, life-changing event — but it also comes with…

02/16/2026

NEW BLOG POST!

Postpartum Recovery: Understanding Physical and Emotional Changes

Many parents enter the postpartum period unprepared for the intensity of recovery—physically, emotionally, hormonally, and spiritually. The expectation to “bounce back” collides with exhaustion, vulnerability, and profound change.

Normal postpartum recovery is rarely simple—but it is often misunderstood.

Understanding what is common, what is concerning, and what deserves support can reduce fear and isolation during this fragile time.

Postpartum healing is not instant. It is a physiologic process requiring time, nourishment, and rest.

Postpartum Recovery: Understanding Physical and Emotional Changes   Postpartum: The Least Prepared-For Transition Pregnancy and birth receive enormous attention. Postpartum does not. Many par…

02/09/2026

Sometimes midwives are plumbers too! This dilation station had its handle break just before labor. Stopped at the hardware store while waiting on baby and got to work! We aren’t knitters… we’re dish washing, laundry folding, toilet fixing baby catchers. 🙃

02/04/2026

✨NEW BLOG ALERT✨
Understanding Physiological Birth: How Normal Labor Naturally Works
Birth is not a medical emergency waiting to happen. It is a remarkable, intelligent process—one that the body has been preparing for across an entire pregnancy. As a midwife, I’ve watched labor unfold in countless unique ways, and yet the same truth always rises to the surface: the body knows what it’s doing. When we understand how labor works—and when we protect the conditions that allow it to work well—fear softens, confidence grows, and birth becomes not something to endure, but something to participate in.

Understanding Physiological Birth: How Normal Labor Naturally Works Birth is not a medical emergency waiting to happen. It is a remarkable, intelligent process—one that the body has been preparing…

01/30/2026

✨NEW BLOG ALERT✨

At the Edge of Creation: Science, Life, and the Question We Must Not Avoid
IVF Egg Rejuvenation, Cesarean Expansion, and Artificial Wombs Through the Lens of Evidence, Ethics, and Faith

We are living in an age where science no longer merely supports life—it increasingly seeks to engineer, extend, optimize, and relocate it.

In just the past year, three scientific developments have captured global attention:
1. Human eggs “rejuvenated” to improve IVF success
2. The continued normalization and expansion of cesarean delivery as a dominant birth method
3. The successful use of artificial womb technology to sustain extremely premature infants

At the Edge of Creation: Science, Life, and the Question We Must Not Avoid IVF Egg Rejuvenation, Cesarean Expansion, and Artificial Wombs Through the Lens of E

01/30/2026

✨NEW BLOG ALERT✨

Why Evidence-Based Care Is So Hard to Access in the United States
Fear, Litigation, Control, and the Illusion of Safety

The United States spends more on healthcare than any other nation in the world. We have cutting-edge technology, extensive medical education systems, and access to more published research than ever before. Yet many patients—especially pregnant and birthing people—report difficulty accessing care that is truly evidence-based, individualized, and supportive of their informed wishes.

This contradiction raises an uncomfortable question:
If the evidence exists, why is it so hard to receive care that actually reflects it?

The answer is not a lack of knowledge. It is not that providers are malicious, uneducated, or uncaring. The barriers to evidence-based care are structural, legal, cultural, and deeply human. They are rooted in fear of litigation, a societal need for control, and an illusion of safety created by intervention and regulation.

Why Evidence-Based Care Is So Hard to Access in the United States Fear, Litigation, Control, and the Illusion of Safety The United States spends more on healt

01/28/2026

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01/25/2026

With informed choice, I’ve successfully completed gentle external cephalic version for 3 clients with breech babies. Most midwives do not do these due to risks and limited training and tools.
Trinity has ultrasound available to help guide this process of gentle encouragement with hands for unrestricted babies.