Midwifery

2010 Stats

by Damaris | Feb 20, 2011August 13th, 2021 | Midwifery

I can’t believe I didn’t post at all last year! This might be why:Here’s my stats for 2010. I went from 25 births a year to 74. I had not had a client have a c-section in 5 years but the increase in numbers bought the inevitable increase in...

Akusherka

by Damaris | May 18, 2008August 13th, 2021 | Midwifery

I had a wonderful opportunity this week when I was asked to speak to a group of medical professionals from Belarus about my job as a midwife. The Belarusian delegation was here for a Community Connections Practical Training Program. “The Community Connections...

Dominican Republic

by Damaris | Mar 12, 2008August 13th, 2021 | Midwifery

At the end of February I went on a medical mission trip to The Dominican Republic as a supervising midwife to 7 student midwives. Two other certified, licensed midwives also served as preceptors to the students. The trip was organized by a midwife friend who has her...