Midwives empowering families

When my baby left for the Army, my momma heart was broken. Tears of sadness and fear flowed for what seemed like a week, and then would just come out of nowhere from time to time. I waited by the phone for the limited calls she was able to make home, then we would both…

When Barb’s daughter, MJ, came to see me for her pregnancy it was a new level of responsibility for me. Barb was my midwife and mentor, and I felt honored to provide care for her daughter and grandchild. I had watched MJ grow from a young child into a beautiful, intelligent woman, now ready to…

The new year came and the horrendous trauma of 9-11 still prevailed in the news. Thousands of lives were lost, and the clean up of the twin towers was underway. Susan and I had developed a good working routine, and we alternated our schedules between the Floyd Knobs and Jeff offices, with the midwife in…

In Indiana nurse midwives are required to have a collaborative physician in order to practice. For many midwives, finding a collaborative physician is one of the biggest obstacles to practice. Many physicians are not supportive of midwives or the midwifery model of care, some seeing midwives as an outdated model of care. Midwives are referenced…

What is it about some women that makes them feel like they need a man, even when that man tries so hard to show them that they don’t want them? I have contemplated this question over and over, consulting counselors, priests, self-help books, other women in bad relationships, and the answer still evades me. The…

The new millenium came, and while we all sat in labor and delivery and waited for the computers to shut down, fireworks went off over the river. No dramatic start as predicted, just another turning over of the clocks. Jaime was a senior, and with that were all of the activities of senior year. Plans…

Midwife means “with woman”, and improved birth outcomes for low risk women are achieved by being “with women” throughout their labor and birth. This practice is one of the hallmarks that makes the midwifery model of care different than the medical model. Obstetric care in this country generally involves the patient presenting to the hospital…

With the new year, new degree, new job, and new office I stormed headstrong into 1998! Tara and I started to get a good rhythm in the office, and I started to get my footing with the busy-ness of Dr. Miller’s Jeffersonville office. I enjoyed the learning opportunities and comradery I found with Dr. Miller.…

Graduation was in April, boards were taken in June, and I continued working in labor and delivery while I waited for my licence to be issued by the state. The application for my license was sent to the state. All required documents were collected and forwarded to be added to the application packet. Completed packets…

The admission packet for midwifery school arrived and I eagerly poured over every detail. A required reading list was given, and I immediately called Barb to ask about books that she might still have. Other books I ordered from the local library. The Midwife’s Tale, Witches, Midwives & Nurses, Babies in her Saddlebags, Active Birth,…