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The call

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The call just arrives before the sun. ‘Today is the day and the contractions are strong’ My heart sings as I slip out of bed and out of the door. The hills and valleys are tree lined and the field bursting with ripe crops.

Labor Day, what a special treat for a midwife to attend a birth on this aptly named day.


I can hear the labor song being sung as I enter. This mama has already moved to the stars to embrace her babies. I set up our gear and wonder, for a second, if the rest of our sweet team will arrive after the birth. This was not so, almost everyone arrived.


Baby slips into the hands of our wonderful apprentice; this moment has beautiful lineage. 24 years ago this apprentice slipped into my hands, she was the first of two at her birth:) Here she sits welcoming the first of two at this birth.


Baby is welcomed and embraced by their parents. So much love is filling the room as baby looks quietly around this brand new world. Our own heart are so full.


Soon the surges begin again and minutes later the second baby arrives, into our wonderful midwife Emily’s waiting hands. This baby has a story to tell us immediately and we all listen closely.


Born well beyond their guess date, 17#’s of baby, combined length of 43 inches and beautifully merged placentas.


Mom and dad are already both confident with embracing two armfuls of sweetness. Everyone was well nourished, mama enjoyed her warm and cozy herbal bath, slipped into fresh sheets and we nested everyone before we shared our goodbyes.


We may or may not be doing this all over again in a few hours or days.

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