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Rachel Reed, author of Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage says, “All women deserve woman-centered, respectful care that recognizes them as the expert regarding their body and baby.” Indie Birth Midwife Valerie Wiesner is delivering precisely this kind of midwifery care. Since graduating from the Indie Birth Midwifery School, she has served as an unlicensed midwife […]

INDIE BIRTH MIDWIFERY SCHOOL GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT – VALERIE WIESNER

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Are you seeking a midwifery education that transcends the confines of rigid standards and empowers you to become a confident and creative midwife? Look no further! Indie Birth Midwifery School offers an alternative path that breaks free from the limitations imposed by MEAC-accredited schools. Here’s why our school stands head and shoulders above the rest: […]

Embrace the Freedom to Thrive as a Midwife: Choose Indie Birth Midwifery School

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Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey towards becoming a compassionate and knowledgeable midwife? We believe we have the ideal program for those who seek to challenge the status quo, expand their minds, and make a profound impact on the birthing world. Welcome to the Indie Birth Midwifery School, where we are redefining […]

Discover the Indie Birth Midwifery School – A Revolutionary Path to Becoming a Mindful Midwife

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At Indie Birth, we’re all about celebrating the innate power and wisdom of women, and that means questioning the disempowering language that has permeated our birthing culture. I’m going to talk for a minute about rejecting a phrase that midwives use all the time. “My care” — “In my care” — “Came into care” The […]

Whose Care Is It? By Margo Blackstone

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Buckle up gang, this might be confronting! I did some training to offer financial coaching and budget coaching in 2022 after saying for years that I wanted to build my skillset BECAUSE of the intense lack of financial literacy and the poverty consciousness in the birth world. It isn’t unique to the birth world, but […]

Why I’m Raising My Midwifery Prices (Again) and You Probably Should, Too

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Major Associations in health around the world state the importance of delayed cord clamping after birth (even cesarean section and preterm labor) but in practice how many doctors or midwives are following through with this advice?   To understand delayed cord clamping, we need to understand the function of the placenta and the umbilical cord to […]

Delayed Cord Clamping by Vivienne Miranda Rodriguez | Student Highlight

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I recently learned about Susun Weed’s Six Steps of Healing from Breast Cancer? Breast Health! The Wise Woman Way. When I am faced with health challenges, either my own or someone I am caring for, I sometimes wonder, “Have I tried everything?” This little list helps me to consciously think through each phase of options […]

Informed Choice and The Six Steps to Healing – Student Highlight by Katie Craig

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Life is full of experiences that create our unique personal perspective. Each human’s perspective is the lens in which they focus their observations through. A woman’s life journey is complex, expansive and full of opportunities for growth. This applies during pregnancy, postpartum, and into motherhood, probably more than any other time in her life. Although […]

Prenatal & Postpartum Mental Health – Student Highlight Jacqueline Soule

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Birth seen on TV is most people’s first glimpse of what it could be like.  I remember the TV show Friends. Rachel, a first time Mom is on a hospital bed, blue gowns, covers, masks, her knees are pushed up to her armpits.  The Dr and nurses commanded her to PUSH!  Rachel’s face is red […]

Physiological Pushing vs Coached Student Spotlight – Sarah Ziegenhagen

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This time, this short, crazy-ass time, has been life changing. Part of what this journey has been for me is so much more than learning the art and science of midwifery. It has been a journey of growth and capacity. Like holy crap. The capacity I have now is far greater than when I began. […]

Graduating Speech by Angela Hunstiger

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