Monday, October 3, 2011

Midwifery

Today we met our midwife, Jocelyn. Jocelyn is from Canada originally and now lives in Rwanda helping educate on pregnancy and birth. She has 4 children with her husband who is from Holland....she made us feel so comfortable with our desire to have a home birth.

Home births apparently are on the rise. Midwifery is now a recognized and respected career. Having your baby at home is a valid option and provides a warm, caring atmosphere for one of the most special events in life.

We are planning on having our baby at a friend's house in Kigali. We will live in Kigali the last few months of Andria's pregnancy and receive the care from our midwife and our doctor, Brian Robinson. Andria is confident that this is what she wants and is even considering a water tub birth. It is amazing that a huge percentage of the world gives birth at home...we are just doing what most of the world is doing!
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  1. AnonymousOctober 24, 2011 at 4:50 AM

    My daughter Eden was born at home. The midwives arrived 11 minutes before she decided to make an entrance, so it was pretty exciting.

    Home births are a beautiful experience and it's great to see other people advocating for them.

    Good luck!!!
    (Dana)

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  2. Todd & Andria EllingsonOctober 29, 2011 at 10:35 PM

    Thanks Dana.

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