By Levi Mathew Savage She calls no hour of night or day her own Through heat or cold she goes her round alone Here, to bring some mortal into being There, to ease some soul that must be fleeing. She listens earnestly to tales of grief Forgets herself that she may give relief To bodies […]
Sarah Elizabeth Thomas Beach: Midwifery as a Calling It is true that many early midwives found their profession by necessity with little or no training. Sometimes the nearest neighbor had to do when a baby was on its way. However, in September 1873, President Brigham Young saw the need for women to receive medical training,
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The Midwife: A Biography of Laurine Ekstrom Kingston By Victoria Burgess Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books 2012 I don’t know if anyone else out there loves reading midwife memoirs but I do. I noticed this biography of Laurine Ekstrom Kingston on kindle and decided to give it a try. The book is broken up
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Has anyone else found this treasure? I had been eyeing this new book, The First Fifty Years of Relief Society, and recently found out that there are portions of it already online with plans for the entire book to be available online within the year (source). The timing of the release of this book is perfect with
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So we all know that a midwife is “a person trained to assist women in childbirth.” And that the root of the word in Old English means to be “with woman.” But did you also know that a midwife is also defined as “a person or thing that produces or aids in producing something new or
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A friend of mine shared with me this incredible piece of history from a community not far from where I live. She happened upon a mini medical museum at Caribou Memorial Hospital in Soda Springs, Idaho and told me about Mother George. It happens to be black history month and so I thought it appropriate to share
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Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a student midwife? I asked my friend, Angela Geurts, to answers some questions about life as a midwife in training. – Robyn Tell us a little about how you were guided to become a midwife. Sometimes each of us may feel that we have a calling
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An Interview With Valerie Hall, LM, CPM So what is it like to be a midwife? Valerie Hall LM, CPM, graciously agreed amidst her busy schedule to answer a few questions for me about her work as a midwife. I have known Valerie since she began her journey by becoming a childbirth educator. She was
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March is Women in History month so as I ran across this little tidbit I wanted to share. It is about Mary Ann Hamblin who was Julie B. Beck’s great-great grandmother and a midwife. In case you didn’t know we counseled with Sister Beck as we worked on this book. Her thoughts were invaluable. (You can
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I have had this passage on my mind for quite a while now, And we did travel and wade through much affliction in the wilderness; and our women did bear children in the wilderness. 2 And so great were the blessings of the Lord upon us, that while we did live upon raw meat in
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