Homebirth midwife in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma.
Did you know that if you are looking for a midwife, one of the most popular searches on Google is “find a midwife”? Google may also have reviews for midwives that you are looking at if their former clients have remembered to leave one. (Hint, hint. That means you, my former clients. Please leave me one …
Do you love to read a good birth story? Are you tired of only hearing people’s horror stories about birth? If either of these applies to you, you might want to check out The Many Faces of Home Birth by Shantel Silbernagel. It is a collection of a good variety of birth stories. I hadn’t …
Ever wonder what people are saying about Mercy and Comforts of Home Midwifery. We are introducing a feature called Testimonial Tuesday. Once a month, we will add a testimonial from women (or their husbands!), so you can see what other have to say about our services. Also you can find out more by going to …
What is a birthing stool and why would I want to use one? History of the Birthing Stool According to Wikipedia, birthing chairs or stools can be traced back as far as 1450 BC Egypt, 200BC Greece, and 100 BC Britain. Asian, African, Pacific Islander, and Native American artwork has been found depicting women birthing …
One of the special things about being a midwife is getting to work with couples. I love watching that special bond between a couple. I may see it during prenatal visits when they are sitting across from me while telling a story. It really shows up during the birthing process. We love involving dads and …
Ever wonder what people are saying about Mercy and Comforts of Home Midwifery. We are introducing a feature called Testimonial Tuesday. Once a month, we will add a testimonial from women (or their husbands!), so you can see what other have to say about our services. Also you can find out more by going to …
I was recently approached by Ashley Taylor from DisabledParents.org about doing a guest post for parents with disabilities. This is what Ashley has to say. Being a parent is one of the most rewarding jobs on Earth, yet it’s also one of the most stressful. Add a disability into the mix and you can …
> One of the things that is important to me as a midwife is to ensure that midwifery continues on. One way that I do that is by training new midwives. I have almost always had a student midwife, as I enjoy teaching others. Some students stay with me for a little while. Others have …