I sing, I clean house, I write poetry. I cry. And I tell everyone I can, "I Believe in YOU."

I get crazy upset when I feel mothers or babies are not getting the loving care they need.

My sister and the baby she was carrying died in the United States of America. They died in the country that spends more money on pregnancy and birth technology than any other country in this world.

I love to receive babies into this world, so crawling around on my knees in the birth room is my best place, and most often you can still find me there.

There is a largely-ignored healthcare calamity in the United States that sees between two and three women die every day during pregnancy and childbirth.

Like my sister, 981 women die every day on Earth from pregnancy and birth-related complications.

Pregnant women who are at risk for suffering complications and even death are in the prime of their lives. The most affected populations are minorities, Native Americans, immigrants, and women living in poverty and who speak little or no English.