Why Birth Matters Project

Oct 10, 2012 : Why Birth Matters Project :

Watch the videos and hear the stories here! As part of our Global to Local: Why Birth Matters Project, Willowsong Midwifery Care is encouraging women around the world to speak out about how disempowered care in birth  has impacted their lives. What does it look like when your autonomy is taken away and you find yourself in a vulnerable position in the birth room? Help us define the problem to better identify the solutions!

Erin’s Story

Disempowered

Empowered

Shelley’s Story

Disempowered

Empowered

Christine’s Story

Disempowered

Empowered

Lauren’s Story

Disempowered

Empowered

In my adult life, I have never taken better care of myself than when I was pregnant with my last baby, and under the care of the Willowsong Midwives at Healing Passages Birth Center. My prenatal appointments covered all the nutritional information I needed, but more than that, I felt so cared for that it inspired me to care for my body, and thus my baby, in a way I never had before. Read more »

Louisa D.