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This week as the Olympic Games capture global attention, we think of success in terms of Gold, Silver and Bronze. And while I enjoy watching the athletes compete, I enjoy it more if I know more of their story than just what country they represent. I also think of how many things we don’t give out medals for, things where success isn’t measured in Gold, Silver or Bronze. Imagine an Olympic event with the sports announcer, “And today the discipline we award medals for is who can birth the largest baby, and then tomorrow stay tuned as we watch the race fo…

This week I have again stood in amazement at the miracle of life. To be sure, each week I marvel at the wonder of life, but some weeks are different than others. This week has been a blur between running my life as a midwife and my life as a teacher. Most of this week, I have been more of a teacher than a midwife, but there was one baby too. I do hate boredom and weeks like this prove that fact. For the past several years, I have developed and taught several different midwifery classes. This weekend, I attempted to capture them on film. After 2 days, and 8 hours of re…

Welcome to Due Rewards Midwifery Blog, a blog of all things midwifery, from education for midwives and midwifery students, to personal musings of a midwife in the middle of a busy practice. I welcome you to this blog. I am a midwife currently practicing in the DFW area. Having begun my journey to midwifery at the age of seventeen, I have seen the world through the eyes of midwifery for my adult life. From the thrill of a woman’s first positive pregnancy test, to the special moment of hearing the baby’s heartbeat for the first time, to the first movement fe…