yourbirthgodsway

How does a person like me go from being a fully medical, died-in-the-wool labor and delivery nurse to an all-natural midwife?  This episode tells the story of the transition I underwent as I learned more and more about birth and the realities of our overly medical maternity system.   ** Sign up for the FIRST […]

Our culture has normalized medical birth.  Over the last 100 or so years, somehow we have been convinced that the best way to have a baby is in a hospitaltal with a tube in your arm and your back so you’re numb from the waist down and some monitors strapped to your belly while you

Our culture has terrified most women in America (and plenty of other places) to believe they can’t labor without an epidural.  They have convinced women that going natural means you’re crazy and there’s no way you can handle it.  Of course, nobody really LIKES pain, but is you are afraid of pain, does that mean

When you find out you’re pregnant, it’s a very exciting time….but that excitement quickly turns into a feeling of overwhelm for many mamas, especially first-time mamas.  I’m willing to bet that you were overwhelmed once it soaked in that you had a baby on the way.  One of the first big decisions you make when

I know you believe in God and I know you want to trust Him and His perfect design for our bodies to give birth.  But in this day and time, is that enough to help you navigate the maternity world?  Do you really need a childbirth education class while you’re pregnant?  That’s the question I’m