Midwife Sunday

01/26/2024

Article/Interview aired on NCPR this morning about my practice, and birth in the North Country!

The North Country has lots of home births. In St. Lawrence County, it's one in ten. Potsdam's Sunday Smith is one of the region's only certified home birth midwives.

01/05/2023

Have you checked out the lending library at the birth center lately? We have a new addition! From LaLecheLeague International: Adventures in Tandem Nursing. Thank you, Sarah Lister for the donation!

12/15/2022

I am planning a "baby" display at the birth center! I envision it being sort of like Christmas tree lights strung around the doorway! No names or identifying details will be included. If you would like your baby to be included on the Baby Wall, please submit a 3x5 or 4x6 (landscape or portrait orientation), along with the attached waiver to: Wellness and Birth Center, 121 Market Street, Potsdam, NY 13676. Let's see how many "lights" we can hang!

07/23/2022

Soooooo, as of 2:27 this morning, the NEXT baby to come down the pike is #400. Who’s it gonna be: AW, AD, SJ, SF, RS???

12/21/2021

We NEED more midwife owned birth centers!!

10/13/2021

THIS is community birth!!

10/08/2020

09/14/2020

an effort to focus on my growing practice, as well as to keep clear of any appearance of impropriety (think: separation of church and state), I am stepping down as President of the non-profit organization, North Country Baby Blessings. NCBB will continue to strive toward achieving the initiatives initially identified as important to the families of this community!

07/24/2020

So this was released today! Short and sweet! CNN's note about me being the only CNM in the NoCo, wasn't correct, but in the piece I clarify "out of hospital" midwife.

Sunday Smith is perhaps the only certified nurse-midwife in a hundred mile radius in upstate New York. She serves a broad clientele—from Amish housewives to ...

05/05/2020

Today is International Day of the Midwife! Give your favorite midwife a virtual hug today!