We hope you have enjoyed learning more about our legacy as women of the LDS faith. I know I have enjoyed reading these posts, some old ones, some new ones. We hope that if you stumble upon a birth story or history of an LDS midwife, nurse or doctor that you will share it with […]
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I went to my small local library in search of stories of our pioneer sisters. I was lucky enough to find a series called Covered Wagon Women which is a compilation of diaries and letters of women who came west. I was drawn to the story of Jean Rio Baker (1810-1883) because it
Every Neighbor a Midwife/Doula? Read More »
Fortitude \ˈfȯr-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\– strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage. Upon learning of Patty Bartlett Sessions, I had to own the book containing her diaries. She was an avid journal writer. She worked and served among many of the well known members of church history.
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I just wanted to share a few gems from Polly’s Birth Book: I loved that the dedication in her book said “To all who hold in reverence the gift of life.” Sound familiar? Does it remind you of the title of our book? The following are two poems that she had written and included in
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I wanted to share some information about Polly Block, a more recent LDS midwife. I had the privilege of connecting with her daughter, Jeanette, who provided me with this background information about her. She also kindly wrote about her mother’s life of service in the church. What a treasure to have this information. Thank you
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Today’s Women’s History Month stories come from our Latter-day Saint birthing history. I fantasize about having a book containing all the recorded birth accounts of our early Mormon mothers and midwives. What an amazing book that would be! I have a feeling that those account would do for us modern mothers what the following two accounts have done for me. They would show us over and over and over that God cares deeply about each birth and that we are given divine aid and protection as we participate in the sacred work of giving life to His children.
In honor of Women’s History Month, I’d like to share some of my ancestral birthing history. I so look forward to meeting this strong women some day. -Lani I was pondering my ancestors recently and got wondering about their birthing experiences. How cool would it be to go back in a time machine and watch our
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In researching midwives and birth in the history of the church I found this beautiful tribute to our pioneer sisters in the March 1997 issue of the Ensign by Susan Easton Black. I love to read of our pioneer sister’s courage because it strengthens my determination to live with faith as they did. I thought
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This is one of my posts from our old blog. One of my assignments for this book has been to research the birthing history of early LDS women. It has been an incredible experience and I’ve learned so much about birth and about midwifery. One of the things that I was most impressed to discover
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Today I’m happy to share the birth of Claire Eleanor, the fourth child of Liz. This birth came after an anxiety-filled pregnancy, and a previous stillbirth. This was her first birth without an epidural. I hope you enjoy it (and Liz’s priceless sense of humor) as much as I did.
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