My first experience of having a baby was about as natural as birth can be, and though I didn't know it at the time, it set my feet on a path that eventually led me to become a childbirth author and a midwife.

I had amazing midwives when I first became a teen-aged mom, and each of the five times I gave birth.

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

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.

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

I became a passionate seeker of childbirth knowledge.

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