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Real Benefits Behind Birth in the Upright Position

by Michelle Collins | April 23, 2023

A real midwife unpacks the benefits of being in an upright position to birth: First and foremost, gravity is on your side in an upright position!

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Women Are Warriors

by Michelle Collins | April 17, 2023

Sometimes the words of Jenny Lee perk my ears more than at other times. This episode was one of those times. Her words describing women as “warriors” were (and are) spot on.

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Temperance Against the 'Cutting Edge'

by Michelle Collins | April 09, 2023

Even though this episode begins with the start of summer holiday, there is no “rest” from the drama in this episode!

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Episode 3 Showcases Disastrous Effects of Not Recognizing Spousal Rape

by Michelle Collins | April 02, 2023

One point always clear to me from these episodes is how far we have come, and yet, how very far we still must go.

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Taking Stock of the Mental Burden

by Michelle Collins | March 27, 2023

We as health care workers don’t often stop to take stock of the toll that our work takes on not only ourselves, but our families, our relationships, literally everything we do.

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Parallels from the Past to the Present

by Michelle Collins | March 19, 2023

Diving into this first episode of the season, as is customary for the show, the writers don’t shy away from difficult topics.

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‘Present at Life’s Commencement and Its End’

by Michelle Collins | May 08, 2022

And just like that, friends, we find ourselves at the end of another season.

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The Delicate Dance of Life, Work and Motherhood

by Michelle Collins | May 01, 2022

No matter the decade we are discussing, the delicate dance of trying to balance life, work, and motherhood is as problematic today as it was during the show’s time.

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'Natural Isn’t Always Perfect, and Perfect Isn’t Always Natural'

by Michelle Collins | April 24, 2022

I identified so strongly with Shelagh as she talked through how she was so calm in the moment of that emergent and traumatic birth only to fully realize the enormity of it after the fact.

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