Childbirth being one's most significant life passage, those close to us when we open to birth a baby will never be forgotten.

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

As a midwife, I am immersed in Oxytocin day and night.

I learned that a healthy society is made up of loving, trusting individuals, and that these individuals in turn protect their environment, become stewards of our land, air and water, and they make peace, rather than war.

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

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

I am just one of many many thousands of midwives, who are devoted to saving lives gently.