Unmedicated Birth What would you recommend to bring about these empowering, safe and unmedicated hospital births? I have two recommendations. First, CNMs in hospital-based practices need to continue pro-actively to promote, request, teach and … [Read more...] about Meet a Midwife – Gayle Riedmann CNM – Interview Part Two
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Meet a Midwife – Gayle Riedmann CNM – Interview Part One
How should we educate parents and the larger community about birth options? Education is best done through multiple approaches--the first is community services such as BirthLink and the internet which provide excellent information for those who … [Read more...] about Meet a Midwife – Gayle Riedmann CNM – Interview Part One
Fathers To Be
The Four Biggies …for Dads/Partners at Birth Most fathers/partners are strangers to the birth environment. Additionally, they typically have had little if any opportunity to prepare for it. In my opinion, this is society’s responsibility and we all … [Read more...] about Fathers To Be
The Capacity to Love
What is the capacity for love? Where does it come from? I have been asking myself, "What is true love?" I watch babies and they have a wide open heart full of the capacity for love. They come into this world equipped to love. Then life happens and we … [Read more...] about The Capacity to Love
On the Wings of Angels
Todd Hochberg - Photographer I began my work with grieving families in 1997. I was working as a manager of photography services for a large healthcare provider in Chicago. As a collector of antique photography, I had been exposed to post mortem … [Read more...] about On the Wings of Angels