The Midwife

11/17/2025

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What a year it has been.
Though not quite over, last week I witnessed my last 3 due dates be born until February in 24 hours. *sweating*
So many things happened this year:
Completed my first full year in private practice
Hosted 15 classes thus far and educated over 100 families on the beauty and empowerment of birth
Was welcomed to share at local Christian mom groups about biblical motherhood
Moved my birth class to to support their ministry and took the Birth Class Coordinator position
Hosted my first birth retreat on lake Palestine
My face was on billboards and I got to be in a little commercial for
Was hosted on a podcast
Got pregnant 🤣
Stayed married. Praise be to God.
Got to train with some insanely talented midwives
Took NRP twice so I could meet the GOAT Karen Strange
Did not get pulled over while driving like a nascar driver more times then I should publicly post about
Successfully got newborn hand prints -iykyk
Increased my confidence
Got to love on my kids
Lifetime achievement of over 425 attended deliveries unlocked
So thankful for a wonderful year - Not every year will or should look like this. Transports to the hospital are a necessary and important part of our skillful work as a midwife. Knowing when to move, quickly and seamlessly, before, during, and after birth is what makes this work a valuable part of our community for the low risk women who seek out of hospital care. I have had so much counsel and help from several wonderful OB providers: Dr. Cleaver, Dr. Neiman, Dr. Ayala - thank you for taking my calls, texts, counseling me, guiding, and supporting this work. Thank you for ensuring women have options, are heard, and supported well. You make this work safe for me and my clients! Thank you thank you.
Looking forward to what the Lord has in store next. 🤍

10/19/2025

Karen Strange’s teachings and training has been life changing for me! So thankful for this opportunity to learn alongside my sister midwives and professionals. 🤍

08/03/2025

I know when I first starting nursing my daughter, almost 14 years ago, I felt so much pressure to start feeding her solids at 4 months and wean as soon as possible. We stopped breastfeeding before she was even a year old.
Next babies, I received more support and education on the incredible benefits of nursing and was able to nurse my littles longer and with so much less stress.
Providing a calm, dark, safe space at the very start of life to initiate breastfeeding your little one is so critical. I educate my clients and birth class attendees to initiate feeding within 30 mins of birth. It regulates your newborn - heart rate, blood sugars, nervous system - and also clears their lungs. It’s so critical for a newborns survival. Get help. Get support. Educate yourself. And trust your intuition.
Happy Breastfeeding Month!

Breast milk is the ideal first food for a baby👶. It's safe, clean and contains antibodies which protect against dangerous illnesses.

✅ Start within 1 hour after birth 🤱
✅ Breastfeed exclusively for the first 6 months 🤱
✅ Continue alongside healthy family foods until the baby is at least 2 years old 🤱

05/05/2025

I had a wonderful weekend with some amazing midwife friends, learning, practicing skills, and sharing stories/memories. I found it incredible to have that many women, in one house, who genuinely love and support one another. We laughed, cried, paused the conference sessions to learn from one another and brainstorm ways to make our community safer and better.
We missed several other amazing midwives who couldn’t attend but I can’t wait for the fall.

One of our objectives is to continually pursue learning and skills education to improve quality of care and birth outcomes.
Another objective of our association is to encourage and come alongside our association members.
Our first, annual local midwives retreat was very successful in meeting both of those objectives. So successful that we're planning one every spring and fall.

And if you have never been to Three Roots Boutique in Gladewater, it is a definite must visit.

Love hanging out with these sister midwives.
Plus couldn't tag. Erin Dorr & Laura Mroz

04/25/2025

URGENT ACTION REQUESTED BY The Association of Texas Midwives
House Bill 4553 has officially been set for a hearing in the House Public Health Committee on April 28 at 8:00 A.M. in Room E2.030 at the Capitol.
House Bill 4553 threatens the autonomy of our profession under the guise of data collection. While framed as a neutral reporting bill, HB 4553 lays the groundwork for invasive oversight, misrepresentation of outcomes, and the further medicalization of midwifery care without the context or nuance necessary to accurately represent our clients or our work.
We need every midwife, student, client, and supporter to contact the public health committee and urge them to oppose HB 4553
What You Can Do Today:
1. Call the Public Health Committee – urge them to oppose HB 4553.
Phone: 512-463-0802. Contact Chairman VanDeaver directly – tell him to withdraw his support for this bill.
Email: gary.vandeaver@house.texas.gov
Phone: 512-463-0692
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Call Script or Email Template:
Subject: Oppose HB 4553 – Protect Midwifery from over regulation and medicalization. Protect Family Choice
Dear [Chairman VanDeaver / Public Health Committee Member],
I am a [licensed midwife/client/family member/supporter] writing to strongly oppose House Bill 4553, scheduled for hearing on Monday, April 28. This bill, though presented as a neutral data reporting proposal, contains harmful and confusing language that would result in over regulation, redundant statistics collection, the medicalization of and the erosion of midwifery care in Texas.
Texas midwives are already held to high standards of safety and accountability. This bill duplicates existing reporting, imposes burdensome new rules, threatens privacy, and undermines informed choice in birth.
I respectfully urge you to oppose HB 4553 and support true solutions that protect safe birthing options across our state.
Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]
[Your Address]
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We must act now. Please make your call today, and help us mobilize clients and supporters i

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04/18/2025

✨✨5 Tips for a healthy pregnancy✨

Prenatal care is great, but what you do at home matters most!

Eating a whole foods, high protein diet, staying well hydrated (don't forget those minerals and cell salts!), moving your body and cultivating peace and community will ensure you feel your best - inside and out.

Check out:
Lily Nichols, RDN book Real Food for Pregnancy Book
Spinning Babies Daily Balances
Green Acres Baptist Church Square One group
The AXIA Center Mentorship and education

Our next birth and postpartum class for mothers and fathers is May 10th!

04/17/2025

A beautiful and powerful editorial about the sovereign rights of women to birth, behold, and touch their newborn before anyone else.

The Birth Pause is a critical moment for a new mother that is often robbed from them with the excessive rubbing, stimulating, and touching of the baby by a provider. As long as all is well, the mother and father embracing this moment is a vital and scared space that should not be broached.

Several years ago, I attended to a family whose little one came rather quick in the wee hours of the night. It was just me and the parents in a small bathroom. The baby slid out, calm and peaceful while his mother leaned over the tub breathing heavy to recover from her hard work. I place the baby on towels right under her now empty womb and sat back to watch. The baby was calm, pink and drawing his little arms up. The mother was steady and calm as the moments passed, taking her time to return to the room with us. Several minutes left us in stillness and then the mother opened her eyes to take in the room. Looking down, she reached for her baby for the first time, touching his face with the tips of her fingers and holding his hand. She leaned back sighing, then whispered "My son" as she brought him to her chest and rocked him back and forth. I don't cry often at births, but as her husband joined her and they all held each other in celebration and awe, my eyes welled up and I could feel the power of the Almighty all around. I don't know why this birth stands out so colorful in my mind, there are many others, but this birth pause was such a lovely moment in my career and one I will cherish all my life.

A doula and expectant mother’s view of birth is forever changed when she sees a midwife simply place a newly born child below her mother at the moment of birth.

04/03/2025

The Midwife is taking a long winters nap!

I am fully booked for 2025 and will be taking off until FEBRUARY from BIRTHS to rest, recover, train, and refocus. My family, my body, and my mental health need this time to fully recharge in order to keep serving with a whole heart and mind.

The reminder of the year will be focused on education, caring for beloved families and preparing for 2026. Stay tuned for classes, meet ups and more! Thank you for supporting this work and my rest. I love you all!