It is October 2024 and America is about to elect a new president. Donald Trump (and JD Vance) or Kamala Harris (and Tim Walz), that's the choice. Most but not all Americans are planning to vote in this election. A record number already have voted: mail in and early voting numbers are at a record high. (This weekend, early voting started in my state. The Town ...
Announcement: Grow Midwives asked me to join their team and I said YES! I will serve as a Senior Consultant furthering Grow Midwives' work to support midwives and midwifery practices across the US. What a perfect time to join -National Midwifery Week. Thank you Grow Midwives for believing in me -I am thrilled, honored and humbled. And so excited to get started! Note: I am still ...
Local Care Midwifery in the Time of Corona… Update March 25, 2020 Hello Dear Ones, The world has changed so much since I posted the letter below on March 14. As of today, one third of the entire world is ‘locked down’ -movements of people severely restricted to slow the Covid 19 Pandemic. People are working from home. Kids are no longer going to school, or ...
August 3, 2009, the doors of Local Care Midwifery opened for business. And we have been working ever since -attending births both at home and hospital, doing prenatal, postpartum and lactation visits, also plenty of gynecologic, mental health and primary care visits. There have been office and home visits galore, Spring and Fall Open Houses, and the ongoing LCM Moms & More semi monthly meetings. ...
It is not often that the camera turns on me -usually I am the one snapping pics. But recently, a momma took the camera out of my hands and captured shots of me and her baby. Looking at these photos, it is obvious that I love this baby. Well, who wouldn't right? She is lovely! But, full disclosure, I truly love babies. And as these photos ...
Mother's Day happens every year in May. Yet, Other Mothers' Day happens every day in the bodies, heart and souls of women everywhere. On the Friday before Mother's Day, let us a give a loving nod to acknowledge these Other Mothers..
Here are the 2018 LCM stats and Michelle's musings
This year is a year of anniversaries, of major milestones. For me, 2019 marks 30 years of marriage, 20 years as a licensed midwife, and 10 years of having my own practice, Local Care Midwifery. And today, is the first of those milestones -the 30th Anniversary of marriage to my beloved, Kevin Doyle.
Recently, I was interviewed by Jessica Bloustein Marshall of WMHT. Our discussion focused on my chapter in the book 'Nobody Told Me About That: The First Six Weeks'. In this book focusing on the first six weeks of new parenthood, I wrote a chapter about dealing with visitors, balancing your sometimes conflicting needs for privacy and support. Also, check out the Nobody Told Me About That website and FaceBook page.
Update on Baby Abby
