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Birth Workers: Moving from Birth Support to Year-Long+ Support
This whole journey over the past 8+ years gave me the invitation to continue to get creative with ways that I could support women in my community, while also being present with my family, and not on call all the time.
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With women, not a system
This is my official statement. I am with women, not a system.
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Our Birth Story- Atlas Wade
I started instinctually swirling my hips. I told my midwife that I was feeling the urge to bear down and asked if I was OK to go ahead. She said if your body is telling you to then go ahead.
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Mother Registry, not Baby Registry
When the focus is on the decor and cupcake flavors and everyone wants to help plan a party, but no one shows up to help with dishes, laundry, and meal prep 3 weeks postpartum our priorities as a society need to be reevaluated.
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Happy Birthday Evangeline
Two. It’s been two years since I went into labor and 21 hours later gave birth to our beautiful little girl, Evie.