My name is Kimberly Henderson, and I’m a new arrival in Kentucky from the Finger Lakes Region of New York. I have no biological children as of yet, but I have two beautiful soon-to-be step-sons; Stuart, who is two, and Joel, who is four. I am a nurse, and a long-time doula and birth activist. My partner, Anders, and I live on a beautiful farm in Northeastern Kentucky. We have an fledgling herbal business, Elderflower Herbs. Anders and I have…
Thanks so much to Jennifer for sharing this story of the birth of Tula, born in Louisville in May 2011. _________ Since this was my second baby I expected labor to begin earlier than it did with my first, but instead I got more practice in patience. After waiting 41 weeks and four days I was tired of waiting. I was fed up, frustrated and weepy. As a midwife I felt my own words, said to many women, reverberating back to…
My name is Susan Kennedy and I am a mother of two young boys in Louisville, KY. We moved to Louisville, my husband’s home town, shortly after the birth of my first son 6 years ago. I was pleased with Louisville’s independent spirit, its friendly community of like-minded mamas, and the prevalence of neighborhood parks and yoga studios. In the four years between my first son’s birth and my second pregnancy, I heard little about midwifery in Kentucky. After searching…