by admin | Jun 21, 2015 | Bits of Beauty
Strong words said by a mother… Then another mother says to me, “There’s no way I’m going to the hospital!” And then another mother says, “I don’t want to go to the hospital for even one check up. Everyone I know ends up with caesareans…” Three different mothers. Three...
by admin | Jun 10, 2015 | Bits of Beauty
There is a young woman in my neighborhood called Kate who recently gave birth. I have known her since she was 10 years old. I helped her mother Catherine give birth to babies number 10 and 11. When Kate was 13 years old, her mother asked her to catch baby number 11...
by admin | May 23, 2015 | Bits of Beauty
A year ago I logged in to facebook and saw a picture of a woman with a notification from the official police page: “Please help us find this woman who disappeared with her baby 2 days ago”. Within a few more minutes I saw another notification with the same picture of...
by admin | May 11, 2015 | Bits of Beauty
The best advice I got for birth and life came from a chicken farmer. I was many months pregnant when she counselled, “Don’t let anyone make you afraid.” She knew that this was my first birth. But she didn’t know that if I wanted to have a ‘legal’ homebirth, I would...
by admin | May 7, 2015 | Bits of Beauty
Last weekend nine ladies gathered to enjoy a birthworker’s autumn retreat in the Australian bush. It was comfortable and informal, as we sat by the fire, swam in the dam, watched kangaroos and birds play, ate nourishing organic food, and drank a lot of tea. We laughed...
