Surreal moment of life, death, midwives and Facebook
My midwife Vicki Wolfrum has died...
Planned Home Birth in the hospital
Planned home births sometimes become planned hospital births. Here is a photographic essay of one family's journey to the north of their newest baby.
The Thank You Nurses Award 2016
This year, Michelle was one of three winners in a national contest, the Pampers and AWHONN Thank You Nurses Award.
More is not always better, even with Folic Acid
Prenatal vitamins are important to taking every day as soon as you know you are pregnant, right? Um... Maybe not. Excessive intake of folic acid and Vit B12 may actually increase the risk of serious issues including autism.
I am a midwife on vacation
K. Michelle Doyle, home birth attending midwife, shares some thoughts about vacation, being off call, and walking more than 20 feet from her phone.
LCM 2015 Report Card
K. Michelle Doyle reflects on the LCM Stats for 2015
LCM Stats for 2015
Information on Local Care Midwifery's practice outcomes for 2015 as calculated by MANA Stats Project.
LCM Planned Home Birth Stats for 2014
Since the beginning of Local Care Midwifery, I have participated in Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) Statistics project and the American College of Nurse Midwives Benchmarking. Here are the 2014 stats.
Midwife That is what I am, a midwife
Several years ago, I started blogging on Albany.com. When my website was overhauled, I moved my Midwifery, Mothering and Me blog to this site. Some of my favorite posts are still on the Albany.com site. In honor of National Midwifery Week, here is an oldie but goodie. Hope you enjoy this short post.
Keeping It Clean
People ask me all kinds of questions about home birth, midwifery, my background, my equipment, my personal philosophy, my experience... But to this day, no one has ever asked how my surgical instruments are cleaned and sterilized.