Casey Makela is a Certified Traditional Midwife and an advocate for unassisted birth (See Midwifery Today Number 52, Winter 1999), who lives with her family in northern Michigan where she has had a homebirth practice for over 20 years. She is an author, artist and founder and Director of Michigan School of Traditional Midwifery (www.traditionalmidwife.org). She is currently working towards a Masters Degree in Divinity.
Photo by Alexandr Bormotin
This exciting story, by a midwife and horse breeder, is a lesson in trusting in the process of birth.
Photo by Aaron Burden
Michigan School of Traditional Midwifery (MSTM), an alternative on the route to midwifery, is the topic of this article.
