My philosophy in midwifery is that God designed women to give birth and that pregnanacy and childbirth are completely natural.

I adhere to the Five Standards for Safe Childbearing:

Good Nutrition:
I believe that nutrition is the foundation for safe childbearing. What the mother doesn't eat the baby doesn't get. There are no safe alternatives in childbirth without good nutrition.

Skilled Midwifery:
As a midwife I am skilled in normal labor and delivery, preventative measures and the recognition of abnormality. I practice non-interventive midwifery.

Natural Childbirth:
The goal of natural childbirth is to do all things that enhance and facilitate nature's way at nature's pace and to avoid everthing tha disrupts or subtracts from the mother's natural funtioning.

Home Birth:
Home is the normal, traditional place to give birth. Birthing at home helps maintain a sense of self-determinism while making it possible to achieve the greatest safety as well as emotional and spiritual fulfillment for all.

Breastfeeding:
Lastly, I believe that breast milk is the best possible nutrition for babies, whether they are full term, premature, healthy, or ill.

I see my role as "someone called alongside to assist" in the decision a family has made.

I lend my knowledge, skill and experience while providing as much information as possible so a family can make informed choices.

I believe in the mother-friendly childbirth initiative that includes normalcy of the birth process, empowerment, autonomy, doing no harm, and responsibility.

For further information regarding the mother-friendly initiative go to my links page and to motherfriendly.org. You might also like further information on home birth.

I am committed and dedicated to my work and believe I am called by God to serve in this way. (To learn why, you can read the story of how I became a midwife.)