The Art of Opening
Holistic Midwifery Services – Serving San Diego County
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Imprint: The Birth of Generations
I was going to get back to Imprint, but I thought I’d start with a story that occurred a few years after Imprint was created. My middle daughter, Amayi, when she was about 4 years old was looking at her…
Read MoreMary Birch Hospital for Women: Feigning Powerlessness
On December 18th, 2011, over 50 men and women showed up for a rally for change in front of Mary Birch Hospital for Women. Mary Birch has one of the highest cesarean birth rates for first time mothers in the…
Read MoreMidwife History: Articles from the 70s and 80s
I’m looking through articles from 1977 about home birth’s resurgence. So much mirrors that time now as “doula” becomes a common household word and homebirth has increased by 20% even before “The Business of Being Born” came out. One article…
Read More
The Art of Opening 