04/22/2025
Yesterday, my husband and I visited the birthing scene petroglyph near Moab, Utah — a powerful, ancient depiction of one of humanity’s most timeless experiences: birth.
As a doula, birth is always on my heart — but standing in front of that rock face, I could feel the echoes of generations past. This ancient carving of a birthing person was etched into stone by the hands of the Fremont people somewhere between AD 450-1300.
It reminded me that birth has always been a part of us — a moment so powerful it was worthy of being recorded in stone. Birth has always been sacred, raw, and deeply human. Long before hospitals and monitors, birth was witnessed, supported, and honored by communities.
I felt a deep sense of connection — to the people who birthed here long ago, and to the ones I walk beside today. Birth is ancient. And it is still just as powerful today.