Kat Barron - Midwife

02/04/2026

It’s one of my son’s birthdays today, so I’ll share a story of a woman I attended to on his birthday probably 10 years ago or so. This woman was having her 3rd baby, but her first 2 births happened very early- around 28 and 30 weeks her water broke and within a week she was in spontaneous labor, and her babies had to spend months in the nicu. She didn’t want that this time and somehow she got my name and hired me. When we first met she told me her story and I started asking her all sorts of questions, and the big red flag?
She ate mostly vegan, but occasional vegetarian foods throughout her life. I told her she could be a healthy vegetarian pregnant woman, but not just vegan, and we discussed sufficient digestible protein and its importance in growing her babies long enough. We also talked about vit c and its importance in keeping bag of waters strong, people who take a fair amount tend to have very strong bags, sometimes needing to be broken….
ok ok I know nobody needs a bag to be broken, and truthfully I avoid it whenever possible, but let’s face it, if a mom is in pain, getting exhausted, and that’s the intervention she wants- who am I to say no? And also I’ve been that mom, there is a time and place for it, just let’s say maybe 1 time in 50 that it’s done should it actually be done…
Back to this mama, we also talked about getting sufficient vitamins and minerals, and she was all for it. She shifted her diet pretty drastically and we were hoping that was what she needed.
Oh another note, she had very long painful labors with those babies, over 24 hours for both her first children.

Well, 41 weeks rolled around, on the evening of my birthday boy’s day and she called in kickin labor (I can normally tell when labor is going fast because contractions are coming every 2 min early on and ramping in intensity quickly) i rushed out the door as fast as I possibly could (less than 5 minutes to grab my things and kiss my people goodbye) and I sped to her birth, and I still missed it! She had an almost pain free albeit intense, less than 90 min labor, at 41 weeks! She didn’t bleed hardly at all, and she was able to nurse her baby easily. In the days that followed she expressed through tears how grateful she was for the difference in this experience compared to her last births ❤️ and ofcourse, it was all because of the work she put in and the dietary shifts she made, nutrition matters!

01/31/2026

A few months ago I had asked in prayer what my practice name should be…. I knew I had felt a calling to come back for more than just a small practice serving families. I just didn’t know exactly what that meant.
Anyone who knows me, knows I’m limited on time….despite being a very productive person through my life…. this period in life feels like all I want is to be increasing intentional with what I do with my time. I’ve gotten pickier about real estate clients we’re taking on, I have opened a small hyper-local midwifery practice and will take a max of 2 births each month (which is very very low volume for me), I am mothering twin toddlers and some teens, while we build our home on land. Balancing these things that matter so much to me are important, spending time where it matters is important….
The name of my practice and the clear vision of what it’s meant for came to me a few sabbaths ago, and I am excited to share here.
Faith Filled Midwifery

And the vision is a podcast just for the purpose of sharing miraculous birth stories. I have so many from my years in practice. It’s such a beautiful way to share and grow faith, and to share positive birth stories….

If you’re a provider or a person with a birth story to share, I would absolutely love it if you let me know. I plan to start soon, and I’ll be doing recorded FaceTime/zoom style recording of these stories.
And if you don’t want to be on camera, I would still love written birth stories, especially if you have photos you have permission to share.

Miraculous is a broad definition right? You don’t have to be the one to decide if a story is miraculous or not, if it’s something you can’t explain, or amazed you, I want to hear it. People who hear it can decide if they believe it had miraculous intervention or was just an incredible shift.
The goal is to encourage, spread positivity, and build faith.

01/30/2026

I have room to add 1 late transfer May due date 💕

01/30/2026

https://www.kxly.com/news/north-idaho-midwives-see-surge-in-home-births-and-birth-center-deliveries/article_54c9ed80-5ccc-4467-8190-0dc9501f5c63.html?fbclid=IwRlRTSAPpNv9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeisGaYB2zcv4m22kBs9MRiZM2LzPyZK1kvBRQngXI5RcxzbMf1pBP8qSKk5g_aem_TOBfiTC7gWpWM8oLj5BV4w

POST FALLS, Idaho — Midwives in the region are seeing a surge of interest for their services as more expecting mothers choose to welcome their babies at home or at

01/15/2026

😂 anything but the quad pregnancy 🤣

01/15/2026

Serious truth.

01/14/2026

My mom's midwife and baby-me!

I wonder if she ever questioned if she should have chosen an easier career... I also wonder if she thought one of the babies she caught would become a midwife...
I'm so lucky to have been born at home, and have the strong trust that most of the time, home is a healthy, safe, and crazy empowering option.
My mom, until she died, spoke often of how much she loved her midwife. What a great thing it is to have a provider who genuinely cares about you.

01/13/2026

I just wanted to announce that I am officially holding clinic days and attending births at the Sandpoint Community Birth Center!
It’s a great local option for those wanting to birth out of the hospital, but don’t want to have a home birth ❤️

About half of my clients are in the Sandpoint area, so I am holding regular clinic days there now. I am currently offering home visits only for Bonners Ferry mamas, but office visits only for Sandpoint and surrounding (except for the 36 week home visit).

01/12/2026

Listeria infection can cause miscarriage (and severe illness or possibly death in others) that’s why the suggestion to avoid soft cheese, uncooked deli meats, and raw dairy (which I have mixed feelings about) in pregnancy.
This is a hard cheese recall so definitely pay attention and throw out any you have in your fridge!

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1346204650884335&id=100064844371871ess

URGENT CHEESE RECALL | A nationwide cheese recall has been upgraded to Class I — the FDA's most serious risk category — due to listeria bacteria detection. Check your fridge now -> http://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/fda-upgrades-nationwide-cheese-recall-to-highest-danger-level/507-8e5e3317-7707-4fcf-88ed-7d6099e33c5a?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KREM_2_News

12/29/2025

I’ve given birth to 5 babies, all at home (well the twins were at an unlicensed birth center so we could be closer to the hospital).
When my husband and I were trying to conceive this last time, I was praying nearly every day that I would get the twins I had always dreamed of having. Shortly before conceiving I had a very emotional prayer where I said that I knew I may never have another baby, and my prayers may not be answered, I would be gracious and thankful anyway and I truly meant it….I also prayed it would be clearly a blessing from Him IF He chose to allow me to have another baby/babies and by nothing I did. My God was gracious enough to give me the twin’s pregnancy not even a couple weeks after that prayer…. And that was the first month we were avoiding trying to conceive in 6 months 😂 He certainly does have a good sense of humor.
These twins have been the biggest blessing to our family, every single day I am grateful for them.
Their pregnancy, birth, and early postpartum brought me to my knees so many times, blessings are sometimes an obscene amount of work, I think it’s important not to forget that.

They are 2 years old tomorrow ❤️ feel free to wish them a happy birthday!

I know this isn’t the most modest photo, and I certainly debated sharing it, but I do hope most followers on here are women ❤️
This photo was after baby A was born, cord still intact, and contractions had just started getting painful for baby B. Baby b wasn’t born for a couple more hours (ultimately I needed my midwife to break his water for him to be born). That in between 3 hours was probably the most excruciating of my life, and yet, I would do it again and wouldn’t change a thing.

09/05/2025

🩸 Did you ever wonder why midwives are called criminal in the land of their grandmothers?
Why women are told birth is “too risky” without a license from men who’ve never bled?
Why catching babies in your hands is punishable, while cutting them from the womb is praised?
It’s not just regulation.
It’s not just oversight.
It’s a war on the design.

👁️ They say it’s for safety—but the numbers say otherwise.
They say it’s for the mother—but mothers say they were never heard.
They say it’s for the baby—but the cord is cut early, the breath is forced, the moment is stolen.
This is not protection.
It is control dressed in sterile robes.

📜 “But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive.”
Exodus 1:17.
Shiphrah. Puah.
They stood in the face of genocide, not for fame, not for gold—but because they feared God, not Pharaoh.

And today? The decrees still come down from high.
"Do not attend without a permit."
"Report your sisters."
"Say nothing when they are dragged into court."
But we remember.
And we refuse.
🔗 We stand when told to kneel.
🛑 We speak when told to be quiet.
🤲 We catch life even when threatened with cages.

Midwives in Hungary. Shackled.
In South Africa. Charged.
In Pennsylvania. Investigated.
In New York. Erased from history.
In Australia. Jailed for attending what the mother chose.

Licensed or not, the threat is the same—because it’s not about safety.
It’s about sovereignty.

A woman, laboring in power, is dangerous to the powers. A baby born into peace instead of panic threatens the principalities.
And a midwife who says, “I answer to God, not your decree,” is their greatest fear.

Because we do not serve the gods of liability, nor the idols of compliance.
We do not offer incense to the state to be allowed to do what God has already called us to do.

So why do we fight?
Because birth is holy.
Because mothers are not property.
Because babies are not state commodities.
Because legacy matters more than law.
Because we were called for such a time as this.
We fear the Lord.

This is not soft work. This is a Holy war.

07/19/2025

Hello Bonners Ferry & Sandpoint!
I am a new Licensed Midwife to the area and I wanted to introduce myself and share that I am opening a small home birth practice here. I am new to the area, but not to midwifery... I actually started my midwifery journey over 18 years ago and have attended to ~800 women while they birthed their babies! I have also taught many dozens of students skills and have served in leadership roles for many years.
I believe midwifery changes the world because when women are supported in the way they should be, with respect for their own God-given autonomy, it strengthens families.

We recently moved from around CDA to Bonners Ferry and are building our homestead on land. I grew up in rural Montana adjacent to an Amish and Mennonite communities, this community reminds me so much of back home and I love it dearly. I don't know if I've ever felt more at home somewhere right away. We have 5 homeschooled boys, from toddler twins to teenagers, all born at home.
Through my years of midwifery practice I’ve served so many families in different walks of life. I am a calm presence at births, a bold woman of faith, and a very real person that will not judge you no matter where you are in life, my hope is only to serve and serve well.
I believe midwives should have incredible amounts of skills and experience, and most of the time not use any of them.

If you’re seeking midwifery care, I encourage you to reach out to me and let’s have a sit down meeting and see if we would be a good fit to work together.
If you are not currently seeking midwifery care I would love it if you could share this post to help spread the word.