Jill Coulter CPM, LM
Midwife
Area Served: Northeast Wisconsin
920-993-9857
midwifejill@sbcglobal.net
www.wisconsinbirthcenter.com
Pam Rhodes CPM, LM
Midwifery Care
Area Served: 1 hour radius from my home in Fond du Lac
920-602-2389
fdlmidwife@yahoo.com
I consider pregnancy and birth a normal healthy passage of life for most women. While I am thankful for medical help when it is needed, I don’t accept the idea that pregnancy or birth are abnormal physiological manifestations that women need to be saved from. I believe women are intelligent and able to make informed decisions for themselves and their baby’s when presented with factual information.
Over the last 20 years, I have observed that woman are much stronger than they accept, and they are empowered as they realize this through their labor & births. We are able to care for a family member with special needs, hold the hand of a parent as they pass away and still carry on, because we are women, and we are created strong. Our bodies yield to the weight of a baby in the womb, endure the labor and delivery of that child, cry and rejoice at it’s birth, nourish the newborn from our body, and we will move the earth to protect that child from then on. What a privilege to conceive, carry and deliver another life, and that privilege continues as we influence and mold our babies into toddlers, teenagers and adults.
I am blessed beyond words to be allowed to support women through such a personal and intimate time in their life.
Erika Urban
Urban Birth
Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, La Leche League Leader, Student Midwife
Area Served: Northeast Wisconsin
920-560-3123
ErikaUrban@yahoo.com
www.erikaurban.com
