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

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.

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

The amazing heroic women in labor, they are the truest inspiration, and when they push their babies into the light... I am astonished every time.

My passion for maternal and child health led me to continue my studies and pursue the path of midwifery. And here I am now... still catching babies.

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

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.