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Meet Our Volunteers: Mary

  My name is Mary Lynn Duke.  I grew up in Owensboro, Ky and currently reside in Scottsville, KY with my husband Les Brown.  We live on Brown Farms where we tend to cows, pigs, and our chemical free produce.  I also work part time as a courier, mow yards for family, and I am a Placenta Encapsulation Specialist through Placenta Benefits.  I am working towards certification as a Lamaze childbirth educator so that I can help educate the women of Southern KY on their birthing options. Currently I assist…

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A Home Birth in Owensboro

Thank you to Amy for sharing this lovely story of the 2013 home birth of her baby girl in Owensboro, Kentucky. ———- I had been having irregular contractions on and off for a few weeks. Every night around suppertime I played the immortal game of “Is it, or isn’t it?” So on the day of my 40 week prenatal appointment I was burning with curiosity to see if I had made any progress. When the midwife checked me, she excitedly informed…

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