midwife who said she would take me on as a client for the fee of $50 (for
supplies) in the hopes that a home birth would convince me to keep the baby.
Well, her plan was a success and she has given me a gift I have yet to repay.
Now I have an eleven-year-old daughter and a six-year-old son and the most
wonderful husband in the world.
My second reason for getting into the birthing field was because I want to
eradicate the general public's misconceptions about pregnancy and the birthing
process. A woman’s pregnant uterus should not be treated as a tumorous
growth to be controlled by medicine, but rather a natural event that women have
been participating for many years before doctors. In most cases, birth can be accomplished safely and satisfactorily without intervention, such as drugs and surgery. The need for patience must be practiced in the presence of a laboring woman. I believe that each labor and birth is a unique and miraculous experience. I also believe that there is more than one good way to have a baby and that parents should have the proper tools available for effective informed consent and informed refusal.
My background includes my love for natural medicine, a B.A. in Biology, a
Childbirth Education certification through the Birth Connection, Labor Doula
certification through CAPPA, Neonatal Resuscitation Certificate through NRP,
CPR & First Aid Certified, and my experience working with Dr. Robert Wolfson, a
perinatolotgist. My first opportunity to educate and coach labor and delivery was
with a 16-year-old couple, which made an impression on me that will last a
lifetime. The mother was so young and so scared the first time we met but she
came through in the end feeling confident and empowered. I currently shadow a
homebirth midwife as her assistant and I am looking forward to becoming a
midwife myself someday, when my own two children are older.
**COME MEET ME**
BirthNetwork will be hosting their 5th Annual Healthy Pregnancy Fair
on Saturday, March 6th from 11:00 am—2:00 pm. The fair will take
place at Baby Depot in Burlington Coat Factory Citadel Mall, 750
Citadel Drive East, Colorado Springs, CO. There will be a variety of
resources for expectant parents, including information on babies,
pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum and MORE!! Come pick up your
Free Resource Guide: Birth & Beyond 2010, provided by Colorado
Springs BirthNetwork. Participants will also have a chance to enter
and win a variety of door prizes.
Colorado Springs BirthNetwork is a non-profit organization that
meets monthly on the 3rd Wed from 6:30-8pm at Whole Foods (S.
Carefree/Powers) to offer support and information for safe and
satisfying pregnancies and childbirth. Families are welcome!
reasons. First, I wanted to empower women through the natural
methods of childbirth. I remember the feelings of strength and
control that I encountered when I had my two children at home in
the presence of midwives and I wanted to pass this on to other
expectant mothers. With my first pregnancy, I was alone and
thinking of giving my baby up for adoption. Then one day, along
