āBirth work is activismā- weāve all heard the phrase, and itās true that in so many different ways as midwives and student midwives this is our role. Itās one of the most rewarding and important parts of this work, and I hope that we never forget that. But how do you go about becoming an …
Hi friends! Welcome back to the blog, itās been a minute but we are back and ready to start more conversations! Todayās post is on the complex balance that we as students and midwives, and really all birth workers, have to hold between self-sacrificing and sacrificing for self. Self-care requires sacrifice, and it seems that …
Hey friends, welcome back to the blog! With this being my first solo post on the blog, I thought Iād share the beginning- how I got into midwifery. Itās not a super crazy story but that just goes to show that midwifery is for normal people, living somewhat regular lives, in a regular town in …
Some of us around here donāt believe in too much small talk and I donāt believe thatās what you are reading the blog for. So, let’s talk aboutā¦ birth trauma! This is something that 100% needs to be addressed and spoken about way more than it is in the birth worker community as a whole. …
Hi friends! Weāre Annaliese and Morgan- friends, student midwives, and founders of the ISMC. Weāre so excited to be launching this project to create a supportive community of birth workers to go to the nations. The ISMC became an idea back when we were roommates just starting midwifery school as we began to see the …