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.

After disasters, reproductive healthcare falls by the wayside. Yet babies continue to be born. When all infrastructure falls apart, when the hospitals and all their technological equipment are destroyed, midwives come in handy. They can help women give birth with or without electricity, running water, equipment - even shelter is optional. When babies are ready, they come.

Gentle birth, protecting mother and baby, is a solution that I believe will result in positive change for our society.

In a nutshell, I am a mom, a grandma, and a midwife.

Research points to the fact that being born without trauma is the foundation for having an intact capacity to love and trust.

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

Oxytocin rocks the world.