Midwifery during COVID-19: moving from fear into trust

What an interesting time to be a home birth midwife! I am grateful, as always, to offer safe home birth to low risk women. Right now this is even more pertinent, as home birth with a midwife can reduce the risk of potential covid-19 exposure in the hospital. Also, hospitals may be facing a crisis of overwhelm due to covid-19 patients in the coming weeks/months and so may have less resources for laboring women. This covid-19 pandemic is real, and it is causing a lot of fear around the world.

Yet in my experience fear makes birth longer and more painful. Birth unfolds most easily when women trust their bodies and feel safe. Fear closes us. Trust helps us open. Where do you feel safe to trust your body and open to your baby?

Are you pregnant and considering home birth? Give me a call and we can discuss if it is a safe option for you. Be well!