
In My Opinion: Birth as a Vehicle for Healing
The author argues that midwives don’t have to be expert therapists to help women who have been sexually traumatized; she can guide the woman through using birth as the healer.
The author argues that midwives don’t have to be expert therapists to help women who have been sexually traumatized; she can guide the woman through using birth as the healer.
Kate Prendergast CPM, LM is a partner in Om Birth Llc. a midwifery practice serving the New York/New Jersey Metro area. She has a passion for undisturbed birth and learning, and for articulating and sharing midwifery knowledge.
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