Pregnancy - Jennie's Comments
I fell in love with the idea of pregnancy and birth at the age of sixteen and thirty years later I still can't get enough of it! I am thankful that I got the opportunity to have a child of my own and to be able to experience, firsthand, the powerful forces that enable a woman to bring life into this world. Although I had been a midwife five years when I delivered my son, I never fully appreciated the journey until I travelled the road myself. I discovered, as a woman, that being "with woman" was infinitely more important to me than practically anything else and every year that I continue to have the privelege of attending women in childbirth, I marvel at the wondrous, awesome power that is inside each and every one of us. I discovered, as a mdwife, that I had all that I needed to do the job already and all that was left for me to do was to "be there" watching and waiting diligently, patiently, rarely using the emergency skills I learned in school. I see it as my personal mission to guide, support and encourage pregnant and laboring women and families. I have seen the growth and the confidence that comes when there is an understanding of the process and a firm belief that this is, after all, a safe and natural process for EVERY healthy women. Most importantly I see the bonding, the knitting together of mother to child, mother to partner, to family and community. As women of color I firmly believe we MUST rebuild our community spirit, our faith and trust in ourselves and our connectedness that has carried us through centuries of pain. Healing and health is imperative for ALL of our futures - and it begins with BIRTH.
Please take time to look through the links below. Post your questions and comments on the forum, share your pregnancy or birth story with your sisters and know that worldwide, every woman who ever had a baby understands.
Jennie
