Rising Tide Midwifery

Let's remind our politicians that we are STILL waiting. We are starting the hashtag #NBwhereismymidwife. Post your thoughts and tag politicians so they can hea...r your voice. Rappelons à nos politiciens que nous sommes TOUJOURS en attente. Nous lançons le mot-clic #NBoùestmasagefemme. Partagez vos opinions et identifiez les politiciens pour qu'ils puissent vous entendre.

Hosting a peer review session for birth workers in early Nov. Stay tuned for details. :D

One of the things I read today that made me go, "Um, yes." If one went to the extreme of giving the patient the full details of mortality and morbidity related to cesarean section, most of them would get up and go out and have their baby under a tree. ~Dr. Dermot W. McDonald, Neel J. Medicolegal pressure, MDs’ lack of patience cited in cesarean‘epidemic.’ Ob.Gyn. News Vol 22 No 10

I've got 4 pregnancy tests that expire this month - free for the taking! :D

Giving birth should be your greatest achievement not your greatest fear. Jane Weideman

Recently learned that the Icelandic word for midwife means "light mother" or "bringer of light". Pretty cool, hunh?