Seeds of Grace Midwifery

05/13/2026

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05/13/2026

Are they bating midwives with anonymous comments on social media?

Another question, I have had for a while is a lawyer on the TDLR board releasing midwives' information without due process and without legal consequence for such illegal behavior?

Are they trying midwives in the media because they have no evidence to prosecute because the process is the punishment?

Is the Texas medical board behind it all?

It's the government, of course not. They have your best interest in mind!

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05/03/2026

A fight coming for your right to birth your way... If you can't outright make it illegal, lets find as many ways as possible to limit the right to practice and attack the midwives that offer care.

05/02/2026

Malpractice insurance doesn't improve care. Next time you are in a hospital they tell you something is against hospital policy . . . . . that was most likely set by lawyers and insurance companies.

Another tidbit of wisdom, hospital policy does not cancel your rights. You have the right to refuse hospital policy. I recommend doing so having become very educated on the matter at hand. "I do not consent" are legal words.

Just because a doctor recommends: xyz ..... on many health matters, there would be another doctor that would recommend something else. It is okay to question a doctor about why they are deciding to proceed with treatment in a certain way. If they claim high risk... then asked why they think that. Ask for specifics and proof and request your records. A doctor that is threatened by your questions deserves to be fired on the spot.

A good doctor treats a patient with respect, even if they disagree. They understand a patient is an intelligent person with autonomy that wants to feel safe and in control of their health decisions. Thankful for the care we have received from doctors and nurses at Longview Regional over the years!

05/01/2026

Next year is a legislation year and if you want to protect your right birth, you must be ready

05/01/2026

As there is a lot more noise about Midwives carrying Malpractice insurance, let's review a few facts. This can be used to limit midwifery in the state of Texas by increasing the fees of midwives and giving control of what we do in a client's care to the insurance companies. That has worked so well in the hospitals .... right?

Texas does NOT require doctors to carry malpractice. Hospitals usually require doctors to do so.

Malpractice insurance has been around since the 1800s. It was started to protect doctors and buy them legal counsel. As lawsuits increased, doctors began starting their own malpractice insurance companies.

In the 1970s, they could make a settlement contingent on the patient not filing a state complaint. That became illegal.

They can still require your silence about a wrong doing and if that settlement is done out of court - they don't have to report it to the state. So bascially, they can continue to harm without anyone else knowing.

While million-dollar settlements are advertised, those are almost impossible to get. Newer laws protect the doctors, hospitals and insurance companies more than before. Providers and Facilities and lawyers get the payments before you do. A local family sued a doctor for negligence in a death of a family member, the neglient provider/facility were able to bill at full cost all care except that "single" incident. They still had a medical balance due at the end of the settlement and the hospital and lawyer received their money. The family had nothing for make up for lost wages, funeral expenses and still had a balance due. But the burden of being able to tell anyone about it... taken off their shoulders.

04/30/2026

What if newspaper articles headlined hospital deaths in the same way they headline home birth?

In general, when there is maternal or newborn death that occurs at a hospital, the attitude is "that is so sad" or the general "the system is messed up " though vaguely with no blame. When a death happens with a midwife, the attitude is that THE midwife did something wrong and the whole "system" should be banned.

It doesn't even matter if a midwife acted with training and appropriate care. The process is the punishment. If the midwife is cleared, she may have spent more than she could afford on legal support and faced other hardships. The state, supported by the medical association, have gained in attacking midwifery with no repercussions. Let me say that again.... whether innocent or guilty the process is the punishment.

This picture is a little bit rage bait, but there is a point. Pay attention to the headlines. In the state of Texas, there is a lot going on behind the scenes and with support of the Texas Medical Association to make your constitutional right to give birth where you want illegal.

Because of this, there are suddenly many headlines where babies or moms have died. Pay attention to the dates. Many are over 10 years old. And question why they are posting them now!?

04/29/2026

We have the right to choose homebirth and the right not to. Those who choose not to, do not have the right to take it away from those who do.

04/07/2026

Most natural out of hospital (or in the hospital) births will transpire with little cortisol inducing drama. Births, with women who focus on optimal nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices, generally happen beautifully. I am not the "savior" at birth. Usually, the outcome of your birth would have been the same with or without me. I may have some suggestions to help things progress and help you feel supported. I do have training and experience to help ease the birth journey and walk beside you in the role you were born to do. Most of the work was done before this moment. We have spent months preparing for this moment. Really, I help with some knowledge and skill, but you did the work to prepare.
Since the majority of births transpire without an emergency, it has developed a cultural attitude of TRUST BIRTH. Births have a way of pleading to get in the birth pool and then getting mad because the water is wet.

Reasons I don't trust birth:
Because:
*I have seen a waterfall of blood pouring over a baby's face and we have to get baby out before we can stop it.
*A baby born with a lack of surfactant had a heartbeat that would drop abnormally low without oxygen therapy.
*Shoulder dystocias so stuck that you can feel the adrenaline burning through your stomach
*Women within seconds of birthing were sitting in 2 quarts of blood
*Babies whose good outcomes were dependent on Neonatal Resuscitation

I have seen those births that were dependent on midwifery skills to prevent injury, morbidity or even death. Those births that take my adrenal glands weeks, if ever, to recover from. Those births that I trained for years and spent hundreds of hours in education to be prepared for. Those births that you do what you have to do because there is no one else and cry about when your emotions catch up with you in the quiet space.

I 100% believe women have the right to choose to birth their way. Their freedom to freebirth should be protected. I worry that many are not making informed choices about it. I worry that if things go wrong that the community that encouraged this experience will turn their back on them and they will be alone. I am concerned that some "birth keepers" are either ignorant or narcissistic and not giving informed choice. Just Trust birth. I worry that the enormous pressure for a mom or partner may traumatize them beyond what they realized when they hold all the responsibility. I worry that they will be unable to shoulder the responsibility. This is evident when they show up at a hospital claiming some unnamed midwife attended their birth.

It is concerning when midwives just trust birth and don't give truly informed consent. Informed consent can be manipulated by any provider for or against a procedure. It is concerning when midwives don't follow standard of midwifery care and ignore the signs of possible distress.

Birth can be twirling in the daisies and making crowns and then be angry because the daises didn't match their dress. I don't trust birth. I respect birth.

On a lighter note: What is the most ridiculous tantrum your toddler has thrown?

04/01/2026

May the US follow ....