12/22/2025
Sometimes on the way to a postpartum visit, the drive is long. I’ll catch a glimpse of God’s beautiful creation and snap a quick photo—just for me—so I can remember the moment. Later it shows up in my memories or I stumble across it while looking for something else, and I’m reminded of God’s glory and how I felt right then.
Today, as I was driving quite a ways to check on a mama and her new baby, something else struck me: she drove quite a ways to see me throughout her pregnancy. Faithfully. Over an hour each way. Trusting me to care for her and her unborn child.
I’ve been there as a mother. But now, as a midwife, I’m deeply humbled when clients make that kind of commitment—for midwifery care, for home birth, for themselves and their babies. Their dedication to their health and to quality prenatal care is incredible.
So often women who choose out-of-hospital birth are stigmatized, as if they’re reckless or settling for less. In reality, they’re doing the opposite. They’re investing time, resources, and intention to receive excellent care.
And they’re worth every mile—to the prenatal home visit, labor calls (real or false starts), and those tender postpartum days when care happens right in their own homes.
That sacrifice is a blessing—to me, to them, and to their babies. 🤍
📷: Photo taken still and made to look moving with AI, promise I’m a safe driver! 😉 It’s also not from today’s trip for privacy purposes.
