Kat Barron - Midwife

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!
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 Bonners Ferry, 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 here and are building our homestead on land. I grew up in rural Montana adjacent to an Amish community, 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.
I will only be serving clients in Bonners Ferry, limiting to within 30 minutes of downtown.
If you are not currently seeking midwifery care I would love it if you could share this post to help spread the word.

07/19/2025

I am officially out of my sabbatical from having my own practice (I’ve mostly just covered other practices for the last 7 years ish) and I am opening a small home birth practice in Bonners Ferry Idaho only.

I am still running my real estate business with my husband, we serve Spokane, CDA, Sandpoint and the entirety of north idaho, my team also still serves western WA But for midwifery, it will be a very small practice and hyper-local.
I’m so excited you guys ❤️ this feels like exactly what I’m supposed to be doing.

05/16/2024

04/27/2024

This is the biggest reason I cosleep is because if they do wake it’s a lot easier to quickly go back to sleep

Reshare of this poll I did about night waking and night feeds.

04/25/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/BrEBuBudhAvmPHzc/?mibextid=ox5AEW

This photo is extremely special to me. Before I became a realtor, I was actually a home birth midwife. I served this beautiful family while the father was deployed in Iraq, you can see him videoing in on the iPad. This mom in particular really needed a support system nearby, and I was so grateful to be it. Being the calming presence in a room is something I have always been good at.

But, I am now in my 7th year as a full-time real estate agent. So why did I leave midwifery? I was very good at it, and most importantly, I loved it. Over my 17 years attending births, I witnessed more than 750 babies be born. I’ll be honest though, the burnout was real. Many births were 24-36 hours long (my record longest was 72 hours) and with a family of my own, I needed some real balance. So I sought to find a career I could love equally.

After 7 years of education to become a midwife, I knew I couldn’t commit to going back to school for a long period of time. I reluctantly decided to give real estate a try. I quickly found that I love it just as much as my former career, and I think it is because they are so similar.

At their core, both professions focus on helping people through big life transitions. Both are often times intense, stressful, and unpredictable. But the finish line is a beautiful, triumphant moment. The journeys for my clients in both professions are oftentimes the result of years of careful planning, praying, and well, love. Guiding people through these huge life moments is what “fills my cup.”

Not to mention most of my responsibilities in both careers were paperwork, the unseen part of the job. It is a good thing I don’t mind it. 😅

As a midwife, some of the calls I had to make were very real life and death decisions. I think a lot of that helps me keep perspective, and maintain my resolve at the negotiating table. I also realize that the financial decision many families make when pursuing homeownership can also feel…a bit like life or death. I hope that I help them keep perspective too.

I feel so grateful that I was able to find a career where I could be myself, and continue to serve others with integrity and honesty. I truly believe my experience as a midwife is what makes me different from others in this field. (I know some of the values I hold dear aren’t common in this industry.)

Even in my first year as an agent, I was considered a “top producer.” I think that’s because people can see how much I genuinely care and work hard for my clients.

So feel free to Call the Midwife…er I mean Realtor.

- Kat
(208) 699-8522

04/20/2024

I caught a few iud babies in my years 😂

03/21/2024

Love these. When I practiced midwifery I often heard from dads raving reviews about home birth….birth isn’t just different for moms, but very much so for dads also…. They get to be more involved, they feel less stress, it’s a beautiful thing.
Recently when we had our later in life twins (our oldest is almost 16), I got to see my husband hold our first twin in the rocking chair while I worked on birthing our second. And there were so many moments of him being completely there for me (I truly couldn’t have done this labor without him, it was so hard, and I needed him so much)…. it was a good reminder of how important dads are in the birth space 💗