We really try to let things roll of our back. We do! But some things still get to us sometimes. Know what I mean? Here are 5 things that secretly upset your midwife. We want people to have accurate information about midwives and midwifery care. Our blog is one way we are trying to ensure […]
Archives for August 2016
I am a Midwife ~ Josée Nolet
I am one of those people who never really dreamed about becoming anything. Near the end of high school, in grade 12, I still didn’t know what I wanted to do. I knew that I wanted to be in a career where I could help people, care for them and love them up. Health care […]
14 Awesomely Raw and Beautiful Images of Birth
As midwives we get to be a part of the most incredible moments. The images here show a range of birth choices and experiences: home and hospital births, water births, unmedicated and epidural assisted births, vaginal and cesarean births and even a couple of cool umbilical cords. The following are just a handful of awesome, […]
I Am a Midwife ~ Becca Raper, RM
I remember when I was nine, my parents asking me what I wanted to be when I grew up. It must have been sometime shortly after the scholarship fund saleswoman was by. It might have been a financial planning question on their part. It didn’t take me long to reply. I had two top choices […]
Why would you want a midwife if you want an epidural? Why wouldn’t you?!
“Educating Ellen” is a regular feature on our blog. Ellen is one of Genia’s oldest and dearest friends. Despite this, Ellen knows nothing about midwifery and is not afraid to ask questions. She has no clue and no filter! Ellen: “I want an epidural so I don’t think I can have a midwife. You don’t get […]
Is it safe to sleep on my back when pregnant?
In pregnancy, it seems like women become magnets for comments, scary birth stories and well meaning, but often incorrect advice. I have lost count of the number of clients that begin their appointment feeing anxious because their co-worker or cousin or the checkout person at the grocery store have created panic by sharing their expert […]
A Foodie’s Guide to Healthy Eating in Pregnancy
Can’t begin your day without a venti Coffee on your way to work? Feel lost without your pear and brie panini at lunch? Dreaming of sipping a nice Shiraz while eating your local, grass fed steak, nice and rare? There may need to be changes to your regular diet when you become pregnant to keep […]
Why Breastfeed? The best reason might not be what you think.
For World Breastfeeding Week, I thought I’d write about choice, and why I promote breastfeeding over formula feeding. It’s not for the reasons you’d think. The reasons you’d think I’d promote it are the reasons health agencies around the world promote it (http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/breastfeeding/facts/en/index1.html). Breastmilk is the ideal food for babies and its components change with […]
I am a Midwife. ~ Genia Stephen, RM, IBCLC
When I was a young child, I wanted to become an obstetrician and a CIA and FBI agent. I wanted to be an obstetrician because I felt very sure that I would love the work of catching babies. And I was right. I wanted to be a CIA and FBI agent because I thought that […]
I am a Midwife ~ Heather Mason, RM
When I was in labour with my first child, I remember gripping a pillow tightly between my fingers, my head resting on my forearms. The room was too silent. I wanted a distraction. Something to focus on other than the intensity of the contractions. A story. So I asked my midwife, who was unpacking her […]